Kenya abortion: Women go to backstreet clinics amid legal ambiguity - BBC News

An estimated seven Kenyan women die a day after unsafe abortions even though they are legal in some cases.

1 day agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage caption, Many abortions in Kenya happen in unsafe backstreet clinicsBy Zoe Flood, Linda Ngari & Tamasin FordBBC Africa Eye, Nairobi & LondonLegal ambiguity over abortions in Kenya is pushing thousands of women to turn to backstreet clinics. BBC Africa Eye explores how abortion is shrouded in stigma and misinformation.

Edith is lying on a bed covered in old newspaper in a backstreet clinic in Nairobi.

Her legs are held high by stirrups while a man in a white medical coat explains he is about to put some medicine inside her uterus. A red bucket of bleach containing medical instruments sits on the floor.

The mum-of-three, whose name has been changed to protect her identity, is four months pregnant and is about to have an abortion.

"I had to terminate because I had to go back to work, and I have another small baby," she later tells BBC Africa Eye.

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