Researchers from the University of the Witwatersrand have gathered data from the Diepkloof Forensic Pathology Service in Soweto to better understand why so many women turn to desperate measures instead of seeking legal and safe abortions
If we do not speak out against the erosion of rights by authoritarian leaders, anti-rights movements will be emboldened everywhere
Hormone replacement therapy got a bad rap but, with good medical advice, it can have benefits beyond dealing with menopause’s unpleasant symptoms
Failures in infrastructure, maintenance and governance are contributing to maternal and neonatal deaths in the province
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?
Changing household structures, economic growth and contraceptives prompt dramatic drop in fertility rate, study finds
The fertility industry and technology are raising difficult questions about race
We teamed up with readers and translators to create some of the first graphics ever on abortion in all South Africa’s official languages.
An international drug maker may have intentionally muscled out local competition to win the bulk of a national birth control tender.
Irish health minister Simon Harris says he has faith that Irish citizens will pass the referendum
"Women are blamed for infertility when, in fact, as we know from research, it is quite often on the man’s side.”
Bhekisisa’s new manual provides handy information on abortion data in South Africa, how procedures work and what the law says.
Bhekisisa’s new manual provides handy information on abortion data in South Africa, how procedures work and what the law says.
Abortion has been legal for more than 20 years in SA but many people still don’t know when or where they can get safe terminations. These can help.
Everyone’s got an opinion on it but can we say the same about the facts?
Want to advocate for your uterus? Here are six ways you can do it.
What’s left unspoken: If you expect your healthcare provider to lay out your birth control options, you may be in for a long wait
A draft bill is likely to virtually remove women’s access to safe abortions.
Left with little choice, many women turn to illegal abortionists to terminate their pregnancies.
Nearly 90% of terminations of pregnancies are performed in developing countries such as South Africa and Nigeria.
The ability to bear children continues to decide many women’s social standing and inheritance.
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.