Sierra Leone's parliament is debating a bill to decriminalize abortion and expand contraceptive services. Campaigners say the shift would have a big impact on maternal mortality. Trump withdraws ...

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Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio pointedly introduced ... The government says it expects a vote in parliament on the bill in the coming weeks. It is not clear whether it will be approved.

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Sierra Leone could become the second country in West Africa to decriminalize abortion, which health workers say would significantly improve the safety of pregnant women, decrease the number of ...

Sierra Leone could become the second country in West ... The government says it expects a vote in parliament in the coming weeks. It is not clear whether it will be approved.

Abortion is illegal in Sierra Leone. Fearing judgment from her family, she took friends' advice and bought misoprostol, a drug whose uses include abortion, from a local pharmacy. It didn't work.