Daily Star reports that limited information and widespread misconceptions are driving unsafe abortions at Nakiwogo landing site. Of every ten women who knew about family planning methods, eight said misinformation influences their decisions. Participants named myths such as family planning causing barrenness, which the session addressed. Dr. Cedikol pointed to stigma, restrictive laws and limited sex education as pushing adolescents toward unsafe practices. Polyne Nabwire called on the government to review restrictive laws on safe abortion and to invest in training more health workers for stigma-free services in underserved communities like landing sites.

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