Kenya Debate Ignites Over Issue of Unsafe Abortions
- By Rael Ombuor
A debate is heating up in Kenya about the number of women seeking and dying from illegal and dangerous abortions. Abortion is illegal in Kenya unless a mother's life is in danger. The pro-choice group Marie Stopes estimates about 2,600 women die each year from unsafe abortions. But some faith-based groups say women facing an unwanted pregnancy have other options. Rael Ombuor reports from Nairobi, but first we should caution this story may be disturbing to some viewers.