Liberia is debating a bill that would allow abortion up to 14 weeks—a change experts say could put the country among the most liberal in sub-Saharan Africa.
The House of Representatives approved the bill in 2022, but it’s stalled in the Senate.
As Joyclyn Wea finds in this collaboration with New Narratives, the delay has left many women turning to unsafe and unregulated abortions, which sometimes lead to deadly consequences.

New Narratives’ Joyclyn Wea reports from Montserrado County for Okay FM.

This story was a collaboration with New Narratives as part of the “Investigating Liberia” project. Funding was provided by the Swedish Embassy. The donor had no say in the story’s content.