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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.

Less than half of designated public abortion clinics actually provide the service. Here’s how we know that.
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#SizaMap: Find a safe, legal abortion near you with this list of designated providers

Until now, the national and provincial health departments have not been able to say where services are provided. Here’s how we found them.

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DELETE THIS #SizaMap: Find a safe, legal abortion near you with

Until now, the national and provincial health departments have not been able to say where services are provided. Here’s how we found them.

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Abortion: Government to get tougher on doctors with moral objections

Draft guidelines will look to balance a doctor or nurse’s right recuse themselves from performing abortions with a person’s right to choose.

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‘They made me feel like a murderer’: Stigma endangers women seeking legal abortions

Bontle Mabe turned to a loan shark to fund her abortion after she was turned away for five days in a row at her local clinic.

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#SizaMap: How Bhekisisa created SA’s first map of free, legal abortion providers

Until now, the national and provincial health departments have not been able to say where services are provided. Here’s how we found them.

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When there was no list of free abortion clinics, we made our own. Here’s how.

How we found the country’s ‘missing’ abortion providers – and mapped contraception services too.