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