Audio By Vocalize On May 2, 2025, LAO, a 16-year-old Form 2 student in Migori County, died from complications following an unsafe abortion. She had sought help from a pharmacy and then an herbalist. When the severe bleeding began, she was taken to a health facility, but it was too late. LAO’s death was a direct result of systemic barriers that forced her to seek unsafe care. Her story is not unique. A recent national study found that every year in Kenya, an estimated 464,000 women have induced abortions, and over 119,000 are treated in health facilities for complications. Young women like LAO are especially…