Malawi: Young Girls Bear the Brunt of Unsafe Abortions in Blantyre

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"The fact that over half of the individuals seeking abortion services are under the age of 20 is deeply troubling," stated Majamanda."It underscores the urgent need for targeted interventions to address the root causes driving young girls to resort to unsafe methods of terminating pregnancies." Gertrude Kapyepye, Youth Programme Coordinator for the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights Alliance, said they organised the dialogue meeting with students at MUBAS to unpack the magnitude of unsafe abortion in Malawi.

Reverend Cliff Nyekanyeka, Coordinator for Religious Network for Choice, said churches have different positions on the issue of abortion. Malawi continues to grapple with the burden of unsafe abortions. Research - by Malawi's College of Medicine and Guttmacher Institute - shows that over 141,000 abortions happen in the southern African nation every year.

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