Tag Archives: ABORTION

US Democrats’ bid for federal abortion law fails in the Senate

US Senate Democrats have failed to pass a bill to make the right to abortion a federal law, as the nation’s top court is poised to curtail it. The move, meant to counter the Supreme Court’s expected ruling that abortions can be banned, was seen as doomed from the start. …

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Abena Korkor opens up on her abortion; gives reason

Socialite Abena Korkor has, for the first time, opened up on one of her darkest moments; when she committed an abortion. In an exclusive interview with Jerry Justice on the Friday special Ofie Kwanso show, the 32-year-old mentioned her sexual exploits with over 100 men ended in just one pregnancy. However, she …

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Support GHS to eradicate unsafe abortion – UWR Deputy Director of PH

The Deputy Director of Public Health at the Upper West Regional Health Directorate, Dr Richard Wodah-Seme has called on stakeholders to support the Ghana Health Service (GHS) to eradicate unsafe abortion in the region. The Deputy Director enumerated that between 2017 and 2021, the region recorded 1,750 incomplete unsafe abortions …

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VIDEO: ‘Yaa Nicky aborted 2 pregnancies when we were married” – Gospel Artiste Bohyeba

Gospel artiste Bohyeba Joshua the ex husband of Ghanaian media personality Yaa Nicky opens up on their marriage and what led to their divorce According to him, they were married for 9 months after they started dating on Facebook when he was a vibrant gospel artiste in 2011. He revealed …

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Abortion rights: US Catholic bishops face clash with Biden

US Catholic bishops are on a potential collision course with President Joe Biden after voting to commission a document that may call for him to be barred from Holy Communion. The US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) clashed online over whether to draw up a teaching document on politicians who …

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Illegal abortion clinic, 8 others shut down in Kumasi

The Health Facility Regulatory Agency (HeFRA) has shut down a clinic in Kumasi suspected to be carrying out illegal abortions. The Lake Road Clinic is part of nine facilities that were closed down by the agency. The exercise is aimed at ensuring that facilities comply with the standards of delivering …

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Woman’s abortion attempt backfires, births child who “walks like a frog”

A man has shared the story of how his wife’s attempt to get rid of an unwanted pregnancy backfired, causing her to birth a physically challenged child who she would later abandon. 9-year-old Perpetual has been unable to walk since birth following a failed abortion attempt by her mother before …

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Nigeria urged to review abortion laws

Experts have called for a review of the restrictive abortion laws in Nigeria to protect women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights. They made the call at the weekend during a training for journalists on the Global Gag Rule and women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights in Keffi, Nasarawa …

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