Malawi: Why retain the law that kills women
Abortion. The proverbial hot potato. The elephant in the room. The ancient-old practice. The issue some choose to hate. The word others tremble to mention. […]
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Malawi: Time to decriminalize draconian abortion law
Media Release September 28, 2017 BLANTYRE, Malawi – As the world celebrates the International Safe Abortion Day on Thursday, 28 September, we, at the Centre […]
Shocking girls’ deaths as old abortion debate rages in Malawi
The death of 28 women in Malawi’s resort district of Salima moved Nation Newspaper Features Editor JAMES CHAVULA to probe the situation. His findings are […]
CSJNEWS calls for enactment of Malawi’s new abortion law
Saving women’s lives should not be a matter of debate but rather a matter of priority and decisive action. This is the message which […]
Malawi: Activists ask government to enact new abortion law
Human rights activists in Malawi have urged authorities to enact new Termination of Pregnancy legislation following revelations that 141,000 abortions occurred in the southern African […]
Over 141,000 women procure abortions in Malawi annually
New research estimates 141,000 abortions occurred in Malawi in 2015—at an annual rate of 38 abortions per 1,000 women of reproductive age—all of which indicates […]
Africa: Global Gag Rule is death sentence for many women
The recent decision by US President Donald Trump to reinstate the Global Gag Rule is a death sentence as it will send many girls and […]
Human rights groups in Malawi call for enactment of new abortion law
Human rights groups in Malawi have called for liberalization of laws. Malawi News Agency’s KONDWANI MAGOMBO reports Over 15 human rights groups in Malawi have […]
Malawi needs to reform its outdated abortion law
Having signed several international treaties, Malawi needs to reform its abortion law. DR CHISALE MHANGO writes Malawi is one of the many countries in Africa […]