Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Busitema University, Uganda
Short Communication
Abortion, Maternal Mortality and the Law in Uganda: Mini-Review
Author(s): Julius Nteziyaremye*
Abortion in Uganda [1] like in other African countries such as Nigeria [2]
is legal only when performed to save a woman’s life. Therefore Uganda’s
law does not mean that abortion is legal but is rather restrictive [1, 3]. Every
woman has the recognized human right to decide freely and responsibly
without coercion and violence the number, spacing and timing of their
children and to have the information and means to do so, and the right to
attain the highest standard of sexual and reproductive health [4]. Access to
legal and safe abortion, as a tenet of safe motherhood is critical for the
realization of these rights [5]. Uganda has one of the high total fertility rate
(TFR) of 5.4 , and 38.. View More»
