Hawanatu Samura
Sierra Leone debates abortion decriminalization amid rising risks to women and girls
Amid the high risks of unsafe abortions for women and girls in Sierra Leone, discussions are underway to decriminalize the procedure. At 16, Fatou Esther Jusu feared her pregnancy would derail her future. Desperate, she turned to misoprostol, a drug often used for abortions, but it failed. On her second attempt, she miscarried alone in…
