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Our Executive Director expresses his opinion on civil law and church law on abortion. Click to read full peace https://mwnation.com/abortion-from-st-gianna-mollas-view/

Florence Chimenya’s death following a caesarean section at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital has sparked a legal battle over alleged medical negligence. Her family claims she died after surgical cotton was mistakenly left inside her during surgery, leading to severe complications and inadequate follow-up care. The case, now in court, raises urgent questions about the quality…

On 18th February, 2024, Nyale Institute for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (Nyale Institute) in collaboration with the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) and the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR), hosted a dissemination meeting in Lilongwe to present findings from the Facility Assessment and Readiness Survey on Comprehensive Abortion Care. Supported by the Ministry…

What happened? In this case, a 15-year-old girl CM needed a legal abortion following getting pregnant in December 2020, after a sexually abusive relationship with an older man. Having made her pregnant, the older man abandoned CM. CM’s uncle, who was taking care of her, saw that CM was worried about her future because of…