NEWS IN GHANA

 Report by Joseph Kobla Wemakor Indeed it's  unimaginable for anyone living in a sound frame of mind to overlook the nightmare Ghanaian women go through in everyday life trying terminate an unwanted pregnancy. In total desperation women resort to crude devices of getting rid of such unwanted pregnancies which often caused them infection, other health complications or even death.     The unfortunate situation which has contributed significantly to higher maternal mortality rates militating against Ghana’s effort in achieving the Millennium Development Goals for the year 2015. In Ghana women face a lot of challenges including the criminalization of abortion by the PNDC law 102(1985) with the exception of rape, defilement, incest, health of mother and child; cost of abortion, transportation cost to health Centre, stigma from both the community and health personal leading them to resort to life threatening