It is time to end the rampant practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Sierra Leone. Sierra Leone is one of the world’s worst offenders for FGM – 90% of women are subjected to the practice.
Abortion
Politics and Society Sierra Leone backs risk-free motherhood
A safe motherhood and reproductive health bill has been unanimously backed by Sierra Leone’s cabinet. The bill will expand access to abortion to include terminations outside the current provisions to only interfere when a mother’s life is at risk.
Politics and Society The elusive male birth control pill: Recent version shows 99 percent effectiveness in mice
Male reproductive responsibility is expanding. Scientists have developed an oral male contraceptive that is 99 per cent effective in mice with no evident side effects. The team will start human trials before the end of the year, but will a version of a male birth control pill finally become available for mass distribution?
Arts, Culture and Sport Restrictive abortion laws put Nigerian women in danger
Abortions are more often self-induced by women with drugs and dangerous substances in Nigeria due to restrictive abortion laws.
Politics and Society No support, No say: The hypocrisy of Anti-abortion Laws
Anti-abortion laws do not stop abortions from happening they decrease access to safe abortions. Does the pro-life agenda of ‘saving lives’ outrightly ignore preventable maternal deaths and morbidities? And does it saddle women with the brunt of a broken education and healthcare system?
Politics and Society US abortion law decision brings attention to rights of women in Africa
It is likely that countries may use the US abortion ban to further restrict abortion access for fear of losing health funding.
Politics and Society How US policy on abortion affects women in Africa
For countries that look to the US for guidance and for funding, the consequences will go beyond abortion.
Politics and Society Benin’s groundbreaking new abortion law will save the lives of many women
Benin’s new abortion law will take a woman’s educational, professional and material situation into consideration.
Lifestyle Abortion caregivers and companions: The age of the full spectrum doula is here
We have a secret in our culture, it’s not that birth is painful it is merely that women are strong. The belief that women are strong also applies even to abortion, and women who choose to have an abortion might just need a doula too just as other women who get emotional support from doulas during childbirth. An abortion doula provides emotional, physical, and informational support to people choosing to have an abortion.