Gender equality must take centre stage in 2020
As Malawi joins the world to celebrate International Women’s Day on Sunday, March 8 under the theme I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights, there is […]
Termination of Pregnancy Bill
CSJ Malawi declares 2020 ‘Year for new abortion law’
Centre for Solutions Journalism (CSJ Malawi) has declared 2020 as the year Malawi will enact new abortion law. CSJ Team writes: New Year! New Resolutions! […]
NGO urges Malawi to end unsafe abortions through law reform
The government of Malawi must enact and implement laws aimed at ending child marriages, sexual violence and deaths from unsafe abortions, a local reproductive health […]
Malawi: Let churches reflect on abortion with Biblical values
As the world commemorates International Safe Abortion Day today on September 28, there is need to seriously reflect on whether complete prohibition and condemnation of […]
NGOs build capacity of Malawian lawyers to undertake abortion litigation
MANGOCHI, Malawi – Litigation is one strategy that can result in clarification of current vague abortion laws, which are perpetrating violation of women rights, a […]
Malawi: When Pope admits rape, sex slavery, abortion in church
Following the admission by Pope Francis that the Roman Catholic Church is dogged with pedophilia, rape, sex slavery and forced abortions, the church leadership in […]
Abortion bill in Malawi gets a nod from religious leaders
As part of addressing the burden of unsafe abortions that are contributing to maternal deaths, Malawi needs to urgently review its archaic abortion law, liberal […]
Malawi traditional chief calls for enactment of new abortion law
MZIMBA, Malawi – A senior traditional leader in northern Malawi Inkosi (Chief) Mabilabo Jere has urged the government to enact the proposed Termination of Pregnancy […]
Unsafe abortions haunt women in Malawi
Severe restriction of abortion does not reduce abortion rates, but instead it just affects the safety of the procedure. JOSEPH MWALE writes in The Nation […]
Archaic laws in Malawi aggravate unsafe abortions, maternal deaths
Unplanned pregnancy! Loss of blood! Loss of uterus! Then unexpected divorce! Bad outcomes of cruel laws. Outdated laws written in 1800s. The nerve-racking story of […]