Stakeholders push for PWDs inclusion in sexual health, safe abortion guidelines

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Health stakeholders successful Ogun State person called for the inclusion of Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) successful Sexual and Reproductive Health Right and the Safe Termination of Pregnancy (SToP) guidelines successful the state.

They lamented the neglect of women surviving with disabilities, stressing that immoderate dice from complications of unsafe abortion.

The stakeholders, including assemblage representatives, civilian nine organizations, healthcare providers, advocates, among others, spoke on Wednesday, during a briefing and alignment gathering connected inclusive SToP guidelines successful Ogun State.

Speaking astatine the lawsuit held successful Abeokuta, Paul Bennett, Executive Director, The Rainbow Alive Hub Initiative (TRAHI), noted that the gathering aimed to place the challenges faced by the PWDs, adjacent existing gaps and advocator for their welfare.

Bennett applauded the Ogun authorities authorities for the instauration of the SToP guidelines to protects women, but lamented that they bash widen to each categories of women similar persons with disabilities, mentally challenged women, cause addicts among others.

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