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Abortion is illegal in Kenya, but allowed whenever "the life or health of the mother is in danger".
"It is a historic defeat in the comprehensive protection of girls and adolescents in Brazil," the state body said in a statement, calling it a "serious setback."
The Appellate court overturns the rulling by the High Court on giving access to abortion arguing that it denied the unborn baby the right to life.
By reinstating the Penal Code’s criminal framework and rejecting the constitutional right to abortion care, the court ruling sends a chilling message to healthcare providers.
The Court of Appeal in Malindi makes a ruling that essentially takes away protections from arrest and prosecution for those who procure or provide abortions
The Constitution guarantees the right to life, and that terminating an unborn child amounts to denying that right
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