Petitioners File Suit Against Kenyan Government, Call For Safe Abortion Guidelines
Thomson Reuters Foundation: Kenya in court after botched abortion injures raped 15-year-old
“The mother of a 15-year-old rape survivor, who needs a kidney transplant following a botched backstreet abortion, filed a case against Kenya’s government on Monday for denying women and girls safe access to terminations. … The petitioners are calling on the government to restore safe abortion training and introduce guidelines clarifying when legal abortion can be provided…” (Migiro, 6/29).
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