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The 77 Percent — Africa's abortion legal status

George Okachi
July 12, 2022

African nations are making enormous progress in protecting the rights of woment o access the essential reproductive healthcare. This is according to the Center for Reproductive Health who have hailed the recent decision by Sierra Leone’s government to back a bill that will legalize abortion. At the same time, Nigeria's commercial capital, Lagos, is also considering legalizing abortion.

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