Can Nigeria’s new policy protect abortion rights?
On Thursday, 03 February 2022, President Muhammadu Buhari announced the revised National Policy on Population for Sustainable Development in Abuja. ‘The policy emphasizes the urgency to address Nigeria’s sustained high fertility rate through expanding access to modern family planning, counselling, and commodities as well as promote births spacing,’ President Buhari said.
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