Kenya bans NGO group from offering abortion services

The Kenyan government decided to take away the rights from Marie Stopes in offering abortion services. Marie Stopes is an NGO abortion service that offers help to women for non-governmental help in getting aid to use abortion services. Abortion is a sticky subject for many individuals because of the pro-life/pro-choice debate. I chose this article not to pick a side or say my opinion but the article and the circumstances that this has affected Kenya. Kenya is a state that does not allow abortion and is illegal. The reasoning Marie Stopes works among Kenyan women is because it is an NGO group that does not follow under the government regulations and therefore is a loop hole to the law among illegal abortion. Once the Kenyan government was aware of this they banned the international health organization to no longer provide those services to women. Only under the circumstances that it is because a women is in danger. There is debate on whether the Kenyan government was wrong in stepping in to this NGO group or if they have the right to do so since it is occurring in the country itself. This NGO provides many other services for women and girls that gives them the chance to stand up for themselves and have a support system. It will be interesting to see how the future of this debate plays out and what final ruling happens if they decide to fight against the government.

-megan jensen

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-46254630