A policy statement on safe pregnancy termination has been released by the Lagos State Government through the Ministry of Health.
The "Lagos State Guidelines on Safe Termination of Pregnancy for Legal Indications" policy paper, which is 40 pages long, outlines best practices for legal pregnancy termination in Lagos State.
While therapeutic pregnancy termination is permitted by law in Lagos State, Dr. Olusegun Ogboye, Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Health, presented and launched the document at a stakeholders' engagement.
The necessity to provide evidence-based data and information for health workers in the public and private sectors who have the required skills and training to provide safe care, he said, led to the creation of the policy document.
Ogboye said, “In 2011, the Lagos State House of Assembly updated the criminal code, providing for abortion to save the life and protect the physical health of the woman. While physical health is covered under the Lagos legal framework, services conforming to the law have not been available in Lagos State health sector.
“This document provides information on relevant laws applicable in Lagos State while providing standards and best practices with regards to legal indications, pre and post-procedure care, methods and monitoring. I must state here that this document has undergone wide consultation with relevant technical stakeholders within the legal and health service context in the State.”
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