In Freetown, Sierra Leone, 21-year-old nursing student Fatou Esther Jusu, who survived a dangerous self-abortion attempt, is advocating for a bill to decriminalize abortion in the country, where tens of thousands of women resort to unsafe methods annually due to the procedure being illegal. President Julius Maada Bio introduced the Safe Motherhood Bill to improve maternal health, but facing opposition, the bill has been amended to allow abortion only in cases of life-threatening risk, fatal fetal abnormalities, rape, or incest. Religious leaders have criticized the bill, and its fate in parliament remains uncertain, despite the urgent need for reform to prevent unsafe abortions and maternal deaths.
Full Article
Pre-trial conference for Ong Beng Seng case rescheduled
A pre-trial conference for property tycoon Ong Beng Seng has been rescheduled to July 28, 2024, following a request for postponement. Ong faces charges related to obstructing justice and abetting former transport minister S Iswaran, who was sentenced to 12 months' jail in October 2024, with potential penalties including up to seven years in prison for Ong if convicted. Explain It To Me Like I'm 5: Summary A judge has postponed a meeting about a...
Read more