Police: Advertising illegal abortions is 'like selling a car'
The police say the advertising of dangerous backstreet abortions is a matter for the Advertising Standards Authority, as it's "like selling a car".
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Unsafe abortions kill thousands in Kenya
Poor women believe they have no option other than to terminate unwanted pregnancies, even if it kills them.
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Abortion: A road to Damascus
Women will always need access to termination services. They should be safe and accessible, writes Eddie Mhlanga.
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How the health department has failed SA's women
South Africa's Department of Health had "failed women" by not making it easy to access contraception.
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Mass foetus find stokes Thai abortion debate
Since the discovery in a Bangkok temple of more than 2 000 foetuses from illegal abortion clinics, the issue has shot up the national agenda.
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Dire lack of birth-control education
World Contraception Day puts spotlight on limited reproductive health information for South African women.
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Nebraska abortion law opens new front in US debate
Tough new state law bans abortion after 20 weeks, citing some doctors' claims that foetuses feel pain at that stage.
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Unsafe abortions kill 70 000 a year
About 70 000 women die every year and many more suffer harm as a result of unsafe abortions in countries with restrictive laws on ending pregnancy.
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Italy OK's abortion pill despite church opposition
Italy's drug regulation agency on Thursday authorised the use of the abortion pill despite protests from the Roman Catholic Church.
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Ban on US abortion fund lifted
President Barack Obama this week lifted the ban on US funding for international organisations that offer advice about, or perform abortions.
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