Abortion is a crime and indeed a sin. It is an abuse to humankind and an act against human rights.
It is termed as the denial of life to another being. It is an abomination in most parts of the world but more so in the Holy Bible.
Abortion has been a debatable topic in Kenya for quite a long time with participants holding different views on this rather controversial issue.
Some say it should be legalised, may be to reduce the rate of backstreet abortions that endanger many lives each day.
Others strongly defend their opinion that abortion is a crime.
But one thing the national government has not put into consideration is that there are many traditional midwives in the country who have great knowledge on birth related issues and abortion as well.
Abortion is steadily on the increase due to the irresponsible men who only know how to befriend and impregnate girls without wanting to be committed fathers and the ever mushrooming black market where quacks are more than ready to help a helpless and desperate woman abort at any cost as long as they get an extra coin for the day.
Even in serious cases where an expectant mother’s life is endangered, there is always a hindrance since trained doctors and nurses are either few or they are on strike and thus cannot perform their duties forcing the literally suffering mother to lose her life or even both hers and that of her young one.
To effectively address this issue in the country and especially in areas with low incomes, the government should ensure it pays trained medics well and promptly and stock hospitals with enough drugs.
It should also start training sessions for both expectant mothers and traditional midwives and where necessary, discourage early unprotected sex among teenagers.
Motivating medics including doctors and nurses will be one best ways of reducing and even eradicating illegal abortions since they will find pleasure in advising their clients who seek this life risking service instead of rushing into doing it to earn an extra but forbidden coin from killing an innocent angel in a mother’s womb.
Only this would reduce cases of illegal abortions to none, and give every mother regardless of their economic class, a chance to enjoy the fruit of motherhood uninterrupted.