{
  "id": 10918069,
  "title": "Rights groups urge government to decriminalise safe abortion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/rights-groups-urge-government-to-decriminalise-safe-abortion",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-30T10:26:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KBC",
    "slug": "kbc",
    "url": "https://www.kbc.co.ke/rights-groups-urge-government-to-decriminalise-safe-abortion/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Reproductive health rights groups in Kenya have urged the government to decriminalise safe abortion, citing the rising numbers of unsafe procedures and maternal deaths. The Reproductive Health Champions Organisation (RHCO), the Nakuru Reproductive Health Network (NRHN), and the Hope in Life Society (HILS) made the call during the International Safe Abortion Day, highlighting the need to advance reproductive justice and strengthen health systems for comprehensive abortion care. Executive Director Martin Lunalo pointed out that unsafe abortions are a leading cause of maternal mortality, particularly affecting adolescents, women with disabilities, those in rural and underserved communities, people in conflict situations, and survivors of sexual violence. Lunalo emphasized the need for the government to bolster healthcare infrastructure and capacity to provide safe abortion services, which are currently inaccessible, unavailable, and of poor quality for many women and adolescent girls in Kenya.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}