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Abortion is like hiring a hitman – Pope Francis
Add a CommentThe Pope has re-emphasized his opposition to abortion in the wake of the controversial U.S. ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, describing the medical procedure as akin to “hiring a hit man.” The pontiff made the comments during a 90-minute interview at the … Read more →
Doctors worry over rise in unsafe abortions in Ghana
Add a CommentMedical Doctors in Ghana are worried over increasing unsafe abortion cases in the country. About 45 percent of abortions in Ghana remain unsafe. In 2017, 53,114 abortion cases were recorded in government hospitals alone across the country, according to the … Read more →
25% of pregnancies end in abortion – Study
Add a CommentOne in four pregnancies ends in an abortion each year, global estimates from the World Health Organization and Guttmacher Institute suggest. The report in the Lancet said 56m induced abortions take place annually – higher than previously thought. Researchers acknowledge … Read more →
Abortion on the rise among Kumasi teenagers
Add a CommentAbortion among adolescents in the Kumasi metropolis is on the rise, a development health authorities have described as troubling. Available statistics show that 1,718 teenagers in the city, aborted unwanted pregnancies, last year, as against the 2014 total of 1,393. … Read more →
PHOTO: Driver threatens to kill girlfriend over abortion
Add a CommentA 20-year-old driver who allegedly threatened to shoot his 18-year-old girlfriend for failing to abort a pregnancy has been arrested by the police. According to the police, Komla Gamor, alias SM, violently attacked his girlfriend, Georgina Abaryitey, and attempted to … Read more →
Nurse gets death penalty for abortion
Add a CommentA Kenyan nurse has been sentenced to death after being found guilty of carrying out an abortion five years ago on a woman who later bled to death. Abortions are illegal in Kenya, but a doctor is allowed to perform … Read more →
Abortion should not be promoted as family planning method
Add a CommentThe 47th session of the Commission on Population and Development at the United Nations Headquarters, New York has ended with the adoption of a consensus resolution that abortion should not be promoted as a method of family planning or in … Read more →
Pastor remanded for abortion
Add a CommentA 32-year-old pastor has been remanded in prison custody by the Kade District Magistrate court for intentionally and unlawfully causing abortion for a 19-year-old woman. Pastor Akwasi Ababio Boahen Franklyn whose plead was not taken would reappear in court on … Read more →
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