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Fresh study on foetus defects reignites abortion debate

Pro-Choice campaigners walk down a road with letters that spell 'Yes' ahead of a May 25 referendum on abortion law, in Dublin, Ireland. [REUTERS]

Of the estimated 1.2 million annual deliveries in Kenya, 36,000 have birth defects with about 21,600 dying soon after birth.

Up to 36,000 unborn babies in Kenya have serious defects. And if the pregnancy is not terminated, most of them die soon after birth.

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