Statistics speak of numbers but they leave stories untold and questions abound
A draft bill is likely to virtually remove women’s access to safe abortions.
Sexuality education forms part of the Life Orientation curriculum in South African schools to help learners navigate the challenges of growing up
No national database of legal abortion providers in South Africa existed – so we made one.
No national database of legal abortion providers in South Africa existed – so Bhekisisa made one.
Find out when you can terminate a pregnancy and who should be doing it.
Left with little choice, many women turn to illegal abortionists to terminate their pregnancies.
In some provinces, safe, free abortions may only be provided at about 260 public facilities.
Here are three ways to tell whether or not you might be going for an abortion at an illegitimate practitioner.
Campaigners warn the reinstatement of a policy cutting aid to organisations that offer abortion services will devastate family planning.
Nearly 90% of terminations of pregnancies are performed in developing countries such as South Africa and Nigeria.
Unsafe terminations in Malawi may be curbed after a new law is enacted, but it’s just the first step
Conscientious objectors who refuse to perform abortions or related services for moral reasons may have become a law unto themselves.
The joy of motherhood is killed by a moral and ethical dilemma when doctors advise termination of a pregnancy.
On April 28 in Washington DC a landmark event will be hosted to highlight links between reproductive health services and women’s economic well-being.
Local doctor Obiagwu Hillary will never forget the 19-year-old who died after an abortion performed with the spoke of a bicycle wheel.
Threats of life in prison have had a chilling effect on pregnancy terminations in Northern Ireland.
A new penal code came into force on Monday, decriminalising homosexuality which was banned under ancient Portugese colonial laws.
“The first step that should be taken in pregnancies of girls under 13 should be an abortion,” say activists.
A number of fallacious assumptions undermine the effectiveness of measures to prevent or terminate a pregnancy, writes Catriona Macleod.
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/ 29 January 2015
Backstreet abortion ‘doctors’ profit from stigma as patients are stripped of their dignity – and lives.
The new law specifies that abortions will have to be carried out in recognised and designated health centres by qualified practitioners.
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/ 26 September 2014
Personal beliefs sometimes collide with healthcare providers’ professional responsibilities.
The stigmatisation of abortion continues, also at the highest levels of government. Plus, illegal abortion providers have proliferated.
The social development minister says there is insufficient evidence to support claims that "repeat abortions" are a large-scale problem in SA.
Human error and scant access to preventative measures continue to cause unintended pregnancies, many of which lead to abortion.
Philippine Catholic leaders are standing firm against contraception, abortion and gay marriage despite Pope Francis’ comments urging a change of tone.
Irish lawmakers are set to introduce abortion in limited cases where the mother’s life is at risk, when new laws go to a final vote.
The Texas state senator catapulted to national prominence after her 11-hour filibuster successfully derailed an anti-abortion vote.
Texas democrats have blocked a drive for new state abortion restrictions by using a marathon speech as a delay tactic.
Termination is a legal right, yet thousands still turn to backstreet abortionists, reflecting the ignorance and stigma that surround the issue.