Abortion Guidelines Suspended By Gov Sanwo-Olu

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The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has on Thursday ordered the full suspension of the “State Guidelines on Safe Termination of Pregnancy for Legal Indications” which had been issued by the Directorate of Family Health and Nutrition in the Ministry of Health.

Governor Sanwo-Olu had revealed that the suspension would allow for adequate public sensitisation and stakeholder engagement which would have helped to reach a consensus required for successful guideline development.

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According to him, the new guidelines would not be implemented until adequate deliberation. This was contained in a statement by Prof. Akin Abayomi, the State’s Commissioner for Health, titled, “Retraction on guidelines relating to safe termination of pregnancy for medical reasons in Lagos State’.

The statement read in part, “Among the several factors that contribute to maternal mortality, illegal abortions and high-risk pregnancies leading to unresolvable complications rank high.

“The Lagos State Ministry of Health is seeking different methods to eliminate illegal abortions and ensure that a mother doesn’t die at childbirth, thereby disrupting an entire family unit.

“These guidelines have generated immense public interest, which has necessitated escalating it to Mr Governor.

“To this end, we are suspending the implementation of these guidelines in the meantime for the Executive Council to deliberate on this matter and ensure adequate public sensitization and stakeholder engagement to reach a consensus required for successful guideline development.”

In another report, a Lagos-based waste recycling company, Freee Recycle Limited has revealed that the State generates about 870,000 tonnes of plastic waste annually.

Managing Director of BASF West Africa, Jean-Marc, recently highlighted the amount of garbage produced by the state as a source of income for the state while speaking at an event in Lagos.

He asserts that there is a sizable market for recycling garbage and that Nigeria still has a ways to go in addressing the waste problem. He also claims that the amount of waste produced in Nigeria and its overall value in the rising market are becoming problems.

 

Africa Daily News, New York

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