Abortion: Who has the right?

The debate on abortion may have lost direction because it has been around from time immemorial but it should not lose sight of those domiciled in 'Another World' after their lives were terminated on Earth, writes *DR MORGEN CHAWAWA*

There is a "world" out there made up of millions of crying but silent voices, who are asking a simple question to the legal experts in our world: "Who will defend our human rights since we cannot defend ourselves, being victims of those who were expressing their human rights in the process of making their choices when they terminated our lives?"

Abortion occurs when pregnancy is ended so that it does not result in the birth of a child. Sometimes this is called termination of pregnancy. However, we must be aware of the fact that it has many side effects. An estimated 44 million abortions are performed globally each year, with slightly under half of those performed unsafely. Unsafe abortions result in approximately 70,000 maternal deaths and five million hospital admissions per year globally.The legality, prevalence, cultural and religious status of abortion varies substantially around the world, depending on specific conditions such as incest, rape, faetal defects, high risk of disability, socio-economic factors or the mother's health being at risk.

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