 La Bene Republic has become one of the few countries in Africa to authorize abortions of the parliamentarians voted on the law that has divided public opinion in the coastal nation. Abortions where previously also rise in the country if pursuing their pregnancy threatened the life of the mother. And was the result of a rape or incest or when the unborn child has a particularly severe affection. After a heated debate in parliament late on Wednesday with some lawmakers strongly opposed to the legalizing of abortion further, the amendment finally passed. Under the new text, abortion can be authorized within the first three months if it is likely to aggravate or cause material, educational, professional or moral distress incompatible with the woman or the unborn child's interests. Several countries in Africa have total bans on abortion including Congo Brazzaville, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Guinea-Bissau and Senegal. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news, please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.