The proposed legislation on termination of pregnancy does not protect women or children in Malawi and is not fit for the intended purpose: Christian Medical and Dental Fellowship position

Beatrice Mwagomba; M Jane Bates; Reynier G Ter Haar; Martha Masamba; Sekeleghe Kayuni; Isaac Chirwa

doi:10.4314/mmj.v29i1.18

The proposed legislation on termination of pregnancy does not protect women or children in Malawi and is not fit for the intended purpose: Christian Medical and Dental Fellowship position

Malawi Med J. 2017 Mar;29(1):70-72. doi: 10.4314/mmj.v29i1.18.

Authors

Beatrice Mwagomba^{1

2

3}, M Jane Bates^{2

3

4}, Reynier G Ter Haar^{2

5}, Martha Masamba^{2

6}, Sekeleghe Kayuni^{2

7

4}, Isaac Chirwa^{2

8}

Affiliations

¹ Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi.
² Christian Medical and Dental Fellowship, Malawi.
³ College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi.
⁴ Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom.
⁵ Nkhoma Hospital, Nkhoma, Malawi.
⁶ Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
⁷ MASM Medi Clinics Limited, Malawi.
⁸ Asamala Health Services, Lilongwe, Malawi.

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Abortion, Induced / legislation & jurisprudence*
Attitude of Health Personnel*
Christianity*
Female
Humans
Malawi
Pregnancy
Public Policy*
Women's Health*