While Nigeria's abortion laws are some of the most restrictive in the world, the country ranks top among countries its citizens are in search of abortion pills, a new survey has revealed.
Nigeria and Ghana are the two countries with the highest search interest in Misoprostol, an abortion pill, the BBC reports.
According to the BBC, data from countries who search for abortion pills the most was sourced from Google.
Misoprostol is a medication typically used as a combination therapy to bring about an abortion. This combination is believed to be more than 95 per cent effective during the first 50 days of pregnancy.
"How to use Misoprostol", "Misoprostol price", "buy Misoprostol" and "Misoprostol dosage" are among the most common searches around abortion, according to the survey.
The new survey puts to question the effectiveness of the ban on abortions in countries like Nigeria.
Of the 25 countries with highest search interest in Misoprostol, 11 are in Africa and 14 in are in Latin America.
The BBC survey further revealed that countries with the strictest laws, where abortion is allowed only to save a woman's life or banned altogether, have over 10 times higher search interest in abortion pill 'Misoprostol' compared to countries with no restrictions.
By buying pills online and sharing medical advice through WhatsApp groups, women are increasingly turning to technology to sidestep legal barriers to abortion.
While abortion is legal in Ghana only in cases of rape, incest, foetal impairment or to preserve a woman's mental health, Nigeria's abortion laws are stricter. Abortion is only allowed in Nigeria in situations where a woman's life is in danger.
Source: BBC
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Why is the BBC interested in this???. fast forward the British Gov. don't want to see any thing good for Ghana. They have plans to bring NANA ADDO down because his policies will move Ghana forward. Why will BBC sponsor the ANAS project with 500,000 US DOLLARS ????. Why did Anas invite try to involve NANA ADDO by inviting him to DUBAI for the fake business deal? ANAS your end has come
BBC is only interested in projecting negative things abt Africa. with the help of snitches like Anas they will continue to paint africa with bad image. I have come to the realization that we as Africans are doomed forever, bcos they are able to capture our own ple and use them for their agenda. ple are praising Anas for exposing ple who take bribes in our country without questioning his motive and why he choose to collaborate with a BBC which is a news network of our colonial masters. Is it that we are so blind that we can not see that he collaborates with our colonial masters to destroy us? did u ask urself what is the BBC's motive in corruption in African football? why cant they mind their business? Unfortunately, most of the ple that suffers from his videos are ple who can not afford lawyers to deal with him. and even if they do he still blackmails the judges against them. if he comes my way with his n0ns3ns3 investigation then either he dies or i die. I will not take him to the law court but to the court of natural justice. he is covering his face bcos he knows ple will kill him the natural way.