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Abortion in Kenya: When is it legal to terminate pregnancy?

The High Court in Malindi recently ruled that abortion is part of reproductive health rights as enshrined in the Constitution. The judgement was the culmination of petition E009 of 2020 in which a 16-year-old resident of Kilifi had been arrested and detained by police for procuring an abortion.

The girl, identified as PAK, had experienced pregnancy complications and sought medical care at a clinic near her home.

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