Abortion: An unborn child is not human, court is told

Prof Joseph Gatheru, a gynaecologist, testifies in a case in which civil society organisations want the Government to introduce guidelines for safe abortion. [George Njunge, Standard]

The life of a mother is more important than that of an unborn baby, a medical doctor told a court yesterday.

Joseph Karanja, an obstetrician and gynaecologist, yesterday said he did not believe that an unborn child was a human being.