Malawi’s abortion crisis

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Malawi’s abortion crisis

Ideally, anyone who falls pregnant wants to have a baby. In reality, however, not all females who get pregnant want the baby at all, a development that is piling pressure on public hospitals that are already reeling with the problem of resource constraints. As BRENDA KAYO writes, things may just get worse. For the many […]

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