JUST IN: New ICJ Book Urges Kenyan Courts to Recognize Abortion as a Health Issue, Not Crime 

  Supreme Court Judge Smokin Wanjala recently introduced a new publication by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) that could reshape how Kenyan courts view abortion. The Right to Health Bench Book: Select Decisions, Issues, and Themes, released by ICJ’s Kenyan chapter, advocates a shift in the judicial perspective on abortion, framing it as a health right rather than a criminal offense. In Kenya, abortion is currently criminalized. Article 26(4) of the Kenyan Constitution specifies, “Abortion is not permitted unless, in the opinion of a trained health professional, there is a need for emergency treatment, or the life or health of
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