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State: Quacks in Kenya end 375,000 pregnancies annually

The process of growth in a foetus in the womb. (PHOTO: JENIPHER WACHIE)

NAIROBI: Unsafe abortions are on the rise, with backstreet operators killing about 2,600 women annually, way above the number killed by cervical cancer last year.

The Ministry of Health says about half a million abortions are procured in Kenya annually, with an estimated 375,000 done in the back streets.

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