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Sex education to stem unwanted pregnancies

As emotive as the subject of abortion is, we need to urgently address the root cause fueling unsafe sex amongst teens and students in tertiary institutions. Legalisation of abortion may not be the only solution. Unsafe sex is the cause of unwanted pregnancy and should be addressed seriously.

The number of teenagers hospitalised at public health facilities with complications from botched abortions is increasingly worrying with at least one case per week from a tertiary institution admitted with advanced complications like heavy bleeding, uterus perforation, scarring, infection; which may even lead to death.

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