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As the world’s leading alliance committed to the health and well-being of women, children and adolescents, including the most vulnerable, the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) expresses profound concern over the proposed repeal of the law banning Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in The Gambia. This concern is echoed by the Inter-Parliamentary Union

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) -- When Efua, a 25-year-old fashion designer and single mother in Ghana, became pregnant last year, she sought an abortion at a health clinic but worried the procedure might be illegal. Health workers assured her abortions were lawful under certain conditions in the West African country, but Efua said she was still nervous.

FGM is a grave violation of human rights and a harmful practice with severe health consequences

Health (PMNCH) expresses profound concern over the proposed repeal of the law banning Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in The Gambia.

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More than 20 countries across Africa have loosened restrictions on abortion in recent years, but experts say many women probably don’t realize they are entitled to a legal abortion

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — When Efua, a 25-year-old fashion designer and single mother in Ghana, became pregnant last year, she sought an abortion at a health clinic but worried the procedure might be illegal. Health workers assured her abortions were lawful under certain conditions in the West African country, but Efua said she was still […]

More than 20 countries across Africa have loosened restrictions on abortion in recent years, but experts say many women probably don’t realize they are entitled to a legal abortion

Zimbabwe is a signatory to various gender equality frameworks at both regional and international levels.

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