Latest articles on Reproductive Health
Are surrogate and IVF babies ‘essential’ in a pandemic?
Now is the time to examine how reproductive health in South Africa is riddled by inequities based on race and class
The Arab world’s silent reproductive revolution
Changing household structures, economic growth and contraceptives prompt dramatic drop in fertility rate, study finds
Want your eggs black or white?
The fertility industry and technology are raising difficult questions about race
Theatre company breaks down barriers to communication
Investing in the Future Youth Development Award. Winner: Drama for Life Theatre Company Project
Are strong-armed tactics by Big Pharma behind the country’s birth control shortage?
An international drug maker may have intentionally muscled out local competition to win the bulk of a national birth control tender.
Irish citizens prepare to vote on abortion laws
Irish health minister Simon Harris says he has faith that Irish citizens will pass the referendum
Why it could cost less than R120 per year to save a life
Maternal deaths in developing regions would fall by 73% if all women had access to contraception and maternal healthcare, shows new research.
Should government health schemes pay for infertility treatment?
"Women are blamed for infertility when, in fact, as we know from research, it is quite often on the man’s side.”
Abortion in South Africa: A reporting guide for journalists
Bhekisisa's new manual provides handy information on abortion data in South Africa, how procedures work and what the law says.
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