Grief as Form One orphan dies after abortion

There was grief in Migori’s Sori area when residents learnt of the death of one of the students, whose demise was reportedly as a result of an abortion gone wrong.

The Form One student died last Wednesday as she allegedly attempted to procure an abortion at a health facility in Sori town, Migori County.

Doctors at Sori Lakeside Hospital said the 18-year-old orphaned learner, who was three-months pregnant, died last Wednesday after losing a lot of blood as she procured a septic abortion at a heath facility within the town.

The girl is said to have resorted to terminate her pregnancy in order remain in school.

One of her teachers who sought anonymity said the student sat her Kenya Certificate of Primary Education four years ago but could not proceed to secondary school after giving birth.

 

“She had two other children, this could have been her third child,” the teacher said.

The girl is said to have developed complications while in school before she was rushed to Sori Lake Side Hospital after her condition deteriorated on Wednesday evening.

“The doctors discovered that she had lost a lot of blood while trying to procure an abortion,” said the teacher.

The three-months-old foetus was removed and was later buried at the girl’s home.

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