At a media café for International Safe Abortion Day, Polyne Nabwire urged the government to review Uganda’s legal framework on abortion. She asked that it be aligned with the Maputo Protocol, which calls for medical abortion in specific circumstances. She said legal uncertainty should never stop women from getting timely post-abortion care. Journalists at the event spoke about how working with FMP changed the way they report on abortion and reproductive health. The discussion also stressed accurate, evidence-based coverage to counter stigma and misinformation.

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