Why we introduced safe termination of pregnancy bill in Ogun Assembly – Speaker

Speaking shortly after the members conducted a debate during the second reading of the bill on the floor of the Assembly, the Speaker Elemide noted that the bill which was introduced to "Reduce Maternal Morbidity and Mortality, Promote Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health Rights and to Establish the Conditions for the Safe Termination of Pregnancy in accordance with Legal Indications, and for Connected Purposes", was necessary to reduce avoid maternal mortality.