Illegal Abortions

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…

Nomthandazo* thought her and her partner were happily expecting their first baby together. She was wrong.

People who pass judgment on those terminate their pregnancies can have fatal consequences

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

A draft bill is likely to virtually remove women’s access to safe abortions.

Find out when you can terminate a pregnancy and who should be doing it.

Here are three ways to tell whether or not you might be going for an abortion at an illegitimate practitioner.

Conscientious objectors who refuse to perform abortions or related services for moral reasons may have become a law unto themselves.

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.

Unintended pregnancies and abortions in Nigeria could be reduced if myths are dispelled and young women have the right information.

Threats of life in prison have had a chilling effect on pregnancy terminations in Northern Ireland.

Backstreet abortion ‘doctors’ profit from stigma as patients are stripped of their dignity – and lives.

The World Health Organisation estimates that one in five pregnancies globally end in induced abortion.

Personal beliefs sometimes collide with healthcare providers’ professional responsibilities.