Kenyan Authorities Ban Marie Stopes from Offering Abortion Services

Jonathan Abbamonte

Population Research Institute 

Kenyan authorities have ordered Marie Stopes Kenya to stop offering abortion services in the African country. Abortion is illegal in Kenya except to save the life of the mother or in cases where the "health of the mother is in danger."

Last Wednesday, on November 14, the Kenyan Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (KMPDB) issued an statement, banning Marie Stopes Kenya from performing abortion at any of its clinics.

"Marie Stopes Kenya is hereby directed to immediately cease and desist offering any form of abortion services in all its facilities within the Republic of Kenya," Daniel Yumbya, Chief Executive Officer of the KMPDB stated according to the Standard Digital.

The KMPDB is a regulatory board authorized by the Kenyan Government to regulate the practice of medicine and dentistry in Kenya. The KMPDB also sets licensing requirements for medical practitioners.

The order issued by the KMPDB also directed Marie Stopes to submit to the Board, within 60 days, a proposal for how the organization plans to bring itself into compliance with the order.

Marie Stopes Kenya is a subsidiary of Marie Stopes International, an international NGO that performs millions of abortions and post-abortion care procedures every year in the developing world.

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