Although abortion is illegal in Kenya, many women and girls with unplanned pregnancy claim they have little choice but to undertake risky abortions without a nurse or doctor’s assistance in Kilifi County on the country’s southern coast.Local activists say the practice is contributing to high maternal mortality in the region.
Under Indonesia’s new criminal code passed last year, a woman who has an abortion faces up to four years in prison and anyone who assists in the process could be jailed for five years. Additionally, anyone who promotes birth control devices faces six months in jail.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn abortion rights safeguards has increased scrutiny of the personal data that technology companies collect. Apple, Facebook, and Google often comply to court orders for customer data. The smartphones and devices that women use could be used against them if they live in a state where the majority of abortions are now prohibited
Following the U.S. Supreme Court decision repealing federal protections for abortion, some states are taking steps to impose even stricter restrictions on it or to complete ban it. Due to this, some medical professionals and patients travel beyond state lines to places where abortions are still permitted
Activists are concerned that the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the right to an abortion will have a major impact on other developing nations, including those in Africa. While pro-abortion groups in Kenya have welcomed the decision, many who support abortion rights are concerned that it may further curtail the reproductive rights of women and girls
If the Supreme Court overturns its 1973 ruling legalising abortion, American women’s access to the procedure will be severely restricted
The future of abortion rights in the United States is in doubt, with the Supreme Court scheduled to rule on the issue in June. Abortions after six weeks have been illegal in Texas since September. Many women seeking abortions are running out of time
Abortion is illegal in Malawi, unless the mother’s life is at risk, but that doesn’t stop an estimated 140,000 women per year having unsafe terminations that leave 12,000 women dead and countless others permanently scarred
Women’s rights activists have called a national strike and thousands of people have joined demonstrations to protest a decision by Poland’s Constitutional Court to ban nearly all abortions
The Human Life Protection Act, passed in May, will impose a near-total ban on abortions in Alabama starting in November 2019. Court challenges make it unlikely the bill will be allowed to go into effect, but it is one of many recently passed state laws that ban abortion and make no exceptions for victims of rape or incest