US anti-rights groups are working against inclusivity, non-racism and decolonisation
Sources that are unrestricted, aligned with South African law and human rights, and without political interference, must be found as an alternative to the US
US curtailment of information on, and access to, contraception and abortion care is a human rights violation and endangers people’s health around the world
Key documents relating to Valerie Huber’s Protego project are being kept away from the public eye
Ultimately, a vote for Harris is a vote against the extremism and corruption of Trump, but it is not necessarily a vote for a more just or ethical foreign policy
Christian rights groups have spent millions over four years in efforts to push anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQIA+ agendas
This edited extract from Power and Faith by Ponthso Pilane explores the issues of religion, pregnancy and abortion
Emboldened by the overturning of Roe v Wade, Western conservative movements are dialling up their Africa campaigns. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
The women’s vote, abortion, the youth vote and concerns about democracy are factors influencing voters
On International Safe Abortion Day, the author issues a new call that nobody be forced into child-bearing UN Population Fund has described such restrictive legislation as “compulsory child-bearing”
Unpacking the reversal of Roe v Wade and the ruling in Dobbs v Jackson reveals a pushback against gains made by women
The US supreme court’s ruling on landmark abortion case will be felt most keenly by women
Abortion is legal in South Africa. But bad treatment, stigma, a lack of privacy and long waiting periods for abortions at government clinics can drive people to illegal providers
The Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act makes abortion legal in South Africa. But how far along your pregnancy is determines whether you can have an abortion, what type of termination would be best for you and who should perform it
We speak to Marie Stopes SA about how a surgical abortion works and what you can expect
Abortion services only got a national “how to” document for doctors 23 years after termination of pregnancy was legalised in South Africa. And although the new rules go a long way to remove barriers to ending a pregnancy, nonprofits say crucial information such as a simple list of telephone numbers is still lacking
The new movement in Chile has significant potential to continue its already ground-breaking march to a new world for all Chileans, and women in particular
The politician’s former lover is suing him and the police for her ‘unlawful’ arrest, which suggests a pattern of abuse of state resources by powerful men
The recent ruling is a step in the right direction, but it creates an arbitrary separation as to who is legally seen as human
COMMENT: The US’s global gag rule blocks funding to any foreign NGOS that perform abortions, except in very limited cases. The Biden-Harris administration must rescind it
Conservative groups are fighting efforts to expand African women’s access to healthcare. Do they care about women all the time, or only when they’re procreating?
Policymakers must make contraceptives and abortion easier to to access to give women power over their health