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Reuters
Reuters
Health
Andrew Cawthorne

U.S. Supreme Court leak stirs abortion passions in Africa

Kenyan clinical officer Ismail Mohamed Salim looks on at the Indian Ocean in the coastal town of Kilifi, Kenya May 26, 2022. Picture taken May 26, 2022. REUTERS/Joseph Okanga

When a desperate and bleeding 17-year-old girl walked into his rural health centre, Kenyan medic Ismail Mohammed Salim thought he was doing the right thing by helping her conclude an unwanted and dangerous pregnancy.

Days later, both were in jail.

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