by Maya Misikir, a reporter and editor based in Ethiopia.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia—It’s the faces of the women and girls receiving treatment for botched abortions that still haunt nurse Hanna, 47 years into her nursing career.
“They had a look in their eyes. It was a plea to be saved from their misery,” she said in Amharic, during an interview last month.
[Editor’s Note: The original article is unfortunately paywalled, but you can read the archived version here: https://archive.ph/RQ7rE]
SOURCE: Foreign Policy 13 November 2025; PHOTO: Science Photo Library via Reuters Connect.