Sierra Leone could become the second country in West Africa to decriminalize abortion, which health workers say would ...

Some conservative U.S. media have framed the bill in Sierra Leone as a “Biden-backed push” for abortion rights in Africa. The U.S. embassy in Freetown denied involvement in the bill.

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — When she got pregnant at 16, Fatou Esther Jusu was terrified that it would derail her future. Abortion is illegal in Sierra Leone. Fearing judgment from her family ...