The Misalignment Between Kenya’s Constitution and the Penal Code on Access to Reproductive Health Care

This fact sheet, titled “The Impact of the Misalignment Between Kenya’s Constitution and the Penal Code on Access to Reproductive Health Care,” discusses the case, PAK and Salim Mohammed v. Attorney General and Three Others, Malindi High Court Petition Number E009 of 2020.

The case concerns the arrest and prosecution of Salim Mohammed (a clinical officer) and PAK (a minor living in Kilifi County) for providing and receiving post-abortion care—emergency care that is recognized as a right under the Kenya constitution.