Rural women groups in Malawi back proposed abortion law
The statistics are staggering. Over 141,000 women and girls induce abortions unsafely in Malawi with about half of them suffering from complications. AKWETE SANDE writes […]
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Activist asks Malawi to emulate Ireland’s abortion law reform
Women in Malawi should be given freedom to access sexual and reproductive health services without interference from the state and the church, a local activist […]
Rural-based women activists in Malawi demand new abortion law enactment
Calls to enact the proposed Termination of Pregnancy Bill in Malawi are mounting amidst an increase in deaths resulting from backstreet abortions. Group Headwoman Saiti […]
Global Gag Rule hits Malawi SRHR NGOs hard, says activist
MULANJE, Malawi – Centre for Solutions Journalism (CSJNEWS), a human rights organisation, has described the Global Gag Rule as big blow to grassroot sexual and […]
Malawi: Local human rights organization decries Global Gag Rule
MULANJE, Malawi – Centre for Solutions Journalism (CSJNEWS), a local human rights organisation, has described the Global Gag Rule as big blow to grassroot […]
Abortion in South Africa: the legal service mostly illegally performed
Healthworkers in South Africa who refuse to help women who want abortions are driving them into the arms of illegal abortionists who perform over […]
Malawi warned against raping AU treaty on reproductive health
Malawi has an obligation to liberalise its abortion laws as the fulfillment of the commitments it made by signing and ratifying several international treaties including […]
Churches in Malawi back proposed abortion bill
Good tidings! The mainstream religious communities in Malawi have endorsed the proposed Termination of Pregnancy Bill. Oh yes, genuine signatures of religious leaders who okayed […]
Malawi: Civil society organisations ask government to pass new abortion law
We, the forty Five Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) having met on 27th and 28th September 2017 and deliberated on Research Studies […]
25 million unsafe abortions occur annually
GENEVA – An estimated 25 million unsafe abortions occurred every year between 2010 and 2014, according to a new study by World Health Organisation (WHO) and […]