News Investigators/ The Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) Africa has appealed to the Lagos State Government to reinstate its suspended guidelines on Safe Termination of Pregnancy (STOP). NAN reports that the world Abortion Day is observed globally every Sept. 28 to raise awareness on unsafe abortion which according to the World Health Organisation remains a leading cause of preventable maternal mortality worldwide. Mrs Akiyode-Afolabi said that the policy was crucial to reducing maternal deaths caused by unsafe procedures and safeguarding the health rights of women and girls. “Our plea to the Lagos state government is simply to lift the suspension on the STOP guidelines immediately. “WARDC remains committed to working with the Lagos state government and all stakeholders to uphold the human rights of women and girls in Nigeria,”she said.