"We found Broomsticks in her intestines" - The case of backstreet abortions

 

Backstreet abortions are reaping from and ripping girls in the country. A majority of failed abortions and evacuations have rendered ladies barren, and are the heart of cases handled at Kenyatta National Hospital's gynaecology ward. Speaking to us, Head of Gynecology department at The Kenyatta National Hospital said cases of procured abortions gone bad were a norm. He said that the number of cases referred to the hospital were numerous, and that very few patients explored safer options. Of worrying cause however, the doctor said, were the procedures used in such abortions.