Kenyan appeal court overturns ruling that affirmed the right to abortion

Kenya dispatch: Court of Appeal overturns 2022 High Court abortion ruling

Griffins Abuora is a Kenya School of Law student based in Kisumu, where he reports on legal, policy, and human rights developments in Kenya for JURIST. On 24th April 2026, Kenya’s Court of Appeal sitting in Malindi delivered a landmark judgment that reshaped the country’s abortion jurisprudence, firmly holding that abortion is not a fundamental right under the Constitution. The three-judge bench bringing together Justices Gatembu Kairu, Grace Ng…

Kenyan court overturns ruling on abortion

NAIROBI: A Kenyan appeals court on Friday overturned a landmark ruling that accessing abortion was a fundamental...

Kenyan appeal court overturns ruling that affirmed the right to abortion

A court of appeal in Kenya has overturned a ruling that affirmed the right to access abortion. The case involved a teenager and a health care worker who were charged and later acquitted of accessing an abortion.

Court of Appeal overturns judgment okaying abortion, reinstates ban laws

The judges said that the Constitution guarantees a right to life, hence aborting an unborn child amount to depriving him or her of the right.

Kenya Court Rules There’s No Right to Kill Babies in Abortions

Abortion Violates Child’s Right To Life—Kenyan Court - NewsTmes.com.ng

In a major judicial turn of events, the Kenyan Court of Appeal has overturned a previous High Court judgment that had affirmed the right to abortion as a fundamental constitutional provision. The ruling, delivered on Friday, marks a significant shift in a long-running legal battle that has divided the East African nation. The decision effectively … The post Abortion Violates Child’s Right To Life—Kenyan Court appeared first on NewsTmes.com.ng.