A Blantyre-based teenage girl, who was allegedly raped by her uncle last year, has taken the Ministry of Justice to court for infringement of her sexual and reproductive health rights due to restrictive abortion laws. In Civil Cause Number 162 of 2023 between C.J. vs Solomon et al filed in the High Court of Malawi Blantyre registry, the 14-year-old girl is acting through a guardian and seeks to get legal interpretation on her rights to safe abor…
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Rape victim sues ministry over abortion
A Blantyre-based teenage girl, who was allegedly raped by her uncle last year, has taken the Ministry of Justice to court for infringement of her sexual and reproductive health rights due to restrictive abortion laws. In Civil Cause Number 162 of 2023 between C.J. vs Solomon et al filed in the High Court of Malawi Blantyre registry, the 14-year-old girl is acting through a guardian and seeks to get legal interpretation on her rights to safe abor…