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Where are all the doctors who wanted me aborted because my parents were HIV positive?

By James Mwangi | Mar. 28, 2015
Erick Muriuki
Erick during his graduation from JKUAT in 2014 .
Right is Muriuki as a young child

 

Joe Muriuki was the first Kenyan to announce publicly his HIV status in late 1989. Doctors advised his wife, Jane Ngima, to terminate her three months old pregnancy because the baby would not live more than two months. Eric Munyiri, who was to be aborted is a scholar who spoke to JAMES MWANGI

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