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US curtailment of information on, and access to, contraception and abortion care is a human rights violation
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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’

Zimbabwe’s tough abortion laws aren’t curbing terminations, they’re just making them more dangerous in a time when access to contraception & healthcare may be dwindling. (Philimon Bulawayo, Reuters)

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.

Eddie Mhlanga is one of the authors of the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act. (Dylan Bush)

‘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.

This week’s M&G is now free to read. Staff Photographer

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

This week’s M&G is now free to read. Staff Photographer

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

Undercover: Bhekisisa reporter Pontsho Pilane posed as a pregnant woman considering an abortion at the Amato Centre in Pretoria to learn about the pregnancy counselling it offers. (Oupa Nkosi)
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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?

Many people still don’t know their rights under the law and when they can get an abortion. (AFP)

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.

Find out what women go through in India and the United States to access abortion and contraception.
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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.

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

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.

“With 200 000 abortions a year in South Africa — and many of these are repeat abortions; not a second

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.

The new guide includes sections on data

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.

Bhekisisa’s latest reporting guide is based on input from more than a dozen journalists from leading radio, print and television outlets.

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.

Gaopalelwe Phalaetsile started a Facebook group to support women who have had abortions or are looking to access abortions while also acting as a support system to victims of illegal abortion providers.
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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

A rare black rhino.

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.

Survé told the commission that this was the fault of media competitors who sabotaged the listing of Sagarmatha Technologies and “blatantly put negative propaganda in the public space”. (Lerato Maduna/Gallo)
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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?