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New ruling on safe abortion paves way to lower maternal deaths

How latest ruling on safe abortion will help address maternal deaths. [iStockphoto]

A High Court ruling this week declaring safe abortion a constitutional right has massive implications for hundreds of thousands of women and girls with unintended pregnancies.

The ruling stems back to a ban arbitrarily placed on  reproductive health care services provided by Marie Stopes International Kenya.

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