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Involve stakeholders in implementing reproductive health policy

Kenya's teen pregnancy was the third-highest in the world in 2019. [iStockphoto]

When Kenya launched its reproductive health policy two weeks ago, many of us in sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) advocacy were elated that finally the country was ready to take the bull by its horns.

It is a commendable step towards addressing SRHR issues such as the runaway unwanted and teenage pregnancies that we, a society, seem to have become accustomed to. These unwanted pregnancies have often led women and girls to seek backstreet abortion services because our society still frowns upon proper abortion and post-abortion care.

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