Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1970
Publication Title
American Universities Field Staff Reports
Department
Geisel School of Medicine
Abstract
The Republic of Kenya, located astride the equator on the Indian Ocean, enjoys the distinction of being the first tropical African nation to initiate a serious government program in population analysis and family planning. Ghana, Botswana, and the Reunion Islands off the African coast recently followed suit and have positive programs underway. By contrast, most other African states remain apathetic toward their own population problems, and a few are vigorously pronatal. Perhaps the most extreme example is Kenya's island neighbor, Zanzibar, which reportedly has introduced the death penalty for illegal abortions, and banned the sale of all contraceptives.
Original Citation
Miller, Norman. “Population Review 1970: Kenya.” American Universities Field Staff Reports IX.1 (1970): 1–26.
Dartmouth Digital Commons Citation
Miller, Norman, "Population Review 1970: Kenya" (1970). Dartmouth Scholarship. 3998.
https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/facoa/3998
