WHO: US ban on abortion will cause problems and deaths
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adanom Gebreius, has warned that a recent decision by the US Supreme Court to abolish the right to abortion at the federal level will cause health problems and deaths.
- All women should have the right to decide about their body and health. Point, said Tedros in Geneva, adding that "with safe abortion we take care of our health".
"This is how lives are saved." "The restriction will force women and girls to have abortions in an unsafe way, which will cause complications and death," he added.
The US Supreme Court on Friday reversed a 50-year-old decision guaranteeing the right to abortion in all US states.
The court's decision facilitated the passage of stricter abortion laws, including a total ban in states that make such decisions.
Prohibition laws came into force immediately in some states.
In many American states, doctors who perform abortions can end up in prison for doing so