Recently the Provincial Health Director of Eastern Province in Zambia announced that a total of 2,859 abortions were recorded last year, and out of that number 1,536 were classified as unsafe abortions. Not so long ago he had equally made the pronouncement that in the first half of 2021, the province had recorded 12,982 teenage pregnancies. Stuck between shock and heartbreak, I am not sure which emotion is stronger but one thing I know for certain is something has to change.