The Biden administration has insistently made LGBT rights a core part of U.S.Photo: El Economista

Rich countries renew abortion prosecution in Africa

The Protocol mandates legalization of abortion on broad grounds, including in cases where the pregnancy is causing mental distress to the mother, and to recognize abortion as a human right. Patrick Djemo, DRC country director at MSI Reproductive Choices, said “There’s literally no circumstance under which a woman can find herself that cannot fit in any of these grounds.”