Kenyan appeal court overturns ruling that affirmed the right to abortion

Kenyan appeals court on Friday overturned a landmark ruling that accessing abortion was a fundamental right. Kenya is a deeply Christian country where abortions are legal but still taboo, pushing hundreds of thousands of women and girls towards backstreet clinics that put their lives in danger.

The Centre for Reproductive Rights, an international NGO, says seven Kenyan women die every day from unsafe abortions, and many face extortion…