'Review law on abortion' - The Nassau Guardian

Given the serious increase in sexual violence against women and girls in The Bahamas, an urgent review of the Penal Code and the interpretation of the protection to the right to life in Article 16 of The Bahamas Constitution ought to be undertaken with a view to possibly decriminalizing abortion, at least in the case

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