Abortion is the expulsion of the foetus from the uterus. There are a few types of procedures for abortion depending on how far gone the pregnancy is.

Now, this would have been really interesting to talk about if Nigeria legalized it without restrictions as to reasons. However, we would take you through it for the purpose of knowledge.

In-clinic abortion consists of the Suction abortion, Dilation and evacuation, Dilation and extraction. Then we have the abortion pill.

D and C (Dilation and curettage) are commonly used as a term for abortion procedures. D and C is the removal of a part of the uterus or it’s contents. D and C can be done on both pregnant and non-pregnant patients. We would rather stick to any of the terms stated above.

According to the research by Guttmatcher Institute, an estimated 8.3 million induced abortion occurred each year in Africa. The numbers are quite high for a continent which does not totally favour it. 12 out of 54 African countries do not permit it for any reason. While 5 have liberal abortion laws, countries including Zambia, South Africa, Tunisia, Mozambique, Cape Verde. https://publog.ng/takes-on-abortion/