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Safeabortion

Trump expands global gag rule that blocks US aid for abortion groups
Article
/ 28 March 2019

Trump expands global gag rule that blocks US aid for abortion groups

Policy bans aid going to foreign groups that support abortion rights as secretary of state Pompeo says: ‘This is decent and right’

By Julian Borger and Bhekisisa Team
Inside the illegal abortion market: ‘I nearly touched hell’
Article
/ 29 January 2019

Inside the illegal abortion market: ‘I nearly touched hell’

Zimbabwe’s tight abortion laws aren’t curbing demand, they’re driving them underground — and it’s about to get worse.

By Staff Reporter
‘I opened her up and found her womb was rotten from the infection’
Article
/ 28 September 2018

‘I opened her up and found her womb was rotten from the infection’

Obstetrician Eddie Mhlanga often had to attend to women who had unsafe abortions during apartheid, when abortion was illegal in South Africa.

By Laura López González
Unembargoed: September 21 to 27
Article
/ 24 September 2018

Unembargoed: September 21 to 27

Showdown at Luthuli House: A minister’s bribe confession provides ammunition for Ace Magashule to fight back against President Ramaphosa

By Mg Reporter
Unembargoed: September 21 to 27
Article
/ 24 September 2018

Unembargoed: September 21 to 27

Showdown at Luthuli House: A minister’s bribe confession provides ammunition for Ace Magashule to fight back against President Ramaphosa

By Mg Reporter
Pregnant? Need an abortion? Here’s where not to go
Article
/ 21 September 2018

Pregnant? Need an abortion? Here’s where not to go

Are faith-based NGOs breaking the law when they refuse to give women information on where to terminate their pregnancies?

By Pontsho Pilane
How readers like you are helping flip the script on illegal abortion providers.
Article
/ 27 August 2018

How readers like you are helping flip the script on illegal abortion providers.

We teamed up with readers and translators to create some of the first graphics ever on abortion in all South Africa’s official languages.

By Bhekisisa Team Author
Tales from Trumpland: Health workers will be forced to bury aborted fetal tissue
Article
/ 11 July 2018

Tales from Trumpland: Health workers will be forced to bury aborted fetal tissue

In the war on women’s bodies, the casualties stretch far beyond US’ 50 states.

By Staff Reporter
Unconscionable: Health workers’ right to refuse abortions vs women’s right to choose
Article
/ 21 June 2018

Unconscionable: Health workers’ right to refuse abortions vs women’s right to choose

When religion trumps science in medicine, women’s bodies and Constitutional rights may be caught in the crossfire.

By Mandi Mudarikwa and Bhekisisa Team
How the ACDP peddled unproven fact in its bid to tighten SA’s abortion laws
Article
/ 5 June 2018

How the ACDP peddled unproven fact in its bid to tighten SA’s abortion laws

The party cannot substantiate claims it made before Parliament in March, finds Africa Check.

By Africa Check Author, Gopolang Makou and Bhekisisa Team
Abortion in South Africa: A reporting guide for journalists
Article
/ 8 May 2018

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.

By Bhekisisa Team Author
Abortion in South Africa: A reporting guide for journalists
Article
/ 8 May 2018

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.

By Bhekisisa Team Author
Slice of Life: ‘I shared my abortion experience on Facebook and it went viral’
Article
/ 10 April 2018

Slice of Life: ‘I shared my abortion experience on Facebook and it went viral’

A horrifying experience at an illegal abortion provider led Gaopalelwe Phalaetsile to use social media to help women access safe abortion services

By Nelisiwe Msomi and Bhekisisa Team
Download our easy-to-use safe abortion graphics in 11 languages for free
Article
/ 12 March 2018

Download our easy-to-use safe abortion graphics in 11 languages for free

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.

By Bhekisisa Team Author
13 things that will change the way you look at abortion
Article
/ 1 March 2018

13 things that will change the way you look at abortion

Everyone’s got an opinion on it but can we say the same about the facts?

By Laura López González

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