Nairobi, Nov. 17 -- Reproductive justice advocates say if Kenya adopts best practices on access to abortion, more lives of women and girls would be saved.

A 2010 In Harm's Way: The Impact of Kenya's Restrictive Abortion Law report by Centre for Reproductive Rights estimated that more than 2,600 women die in Kenya, annually, from complications of unsafe abortion.

The advocates say Kenya can learn from African countries that have adopted progressive laws on abortion.

"South Africa has had the Termination of Pregnancy Act from 1996 but due to the lack of holistic implementation of the Act, there continues to be stigma from the community," says Ipas Africa Alliance, policy and advocacy manager Suzanne Majani.

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