Abstract

Unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortion are common in Kenya, leading to high levels unplanned births and avoidable maternal injury and death. Until recently, abortion was only legally permissible to save the life of a woman, but a new constitution adopted in 2010 includes language that makes abortion available to protect a woman's health.

Authors

Hussain R

Source

Issues in brief (Alan Guttmacher Institute) :2 2012 May pg 1-4

MeSH

Abortion, Criminal
Abortion, Legal
Adolescent
Adult
Contraception
Female
Health Services Accessibility
Humans
Kenya
Pregnancy
Pregnancy, Unplanned
Pregnancy, Unwanted
Reproductive Health Services
Sex Education

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22734165