Abstract In South Africa, abortion was legalized in 1996, during the nation's transition from
apartheid to independence and democracy, under the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy …

Abortion is a common medical experience, globally and in South Africa. Worldwide,
approximately one in five pregnancies ends in abortion. But many societies understand …

Stigma and silence surrounded unsafe abortion in Africa until the International Conference
on Population and Development in 1994. Up to five million unsafe abortions are performed …

Unsafe abortion is a major public health problem in Africa and is responsible for the deaths
and disabilities of thousands of women each year. Low contraceptive use, restrictive …

Medical abortion is safe and effective and has been approved for use in early termination of
pregnancy in South Africa since 2001. The Department of Health is currently considering its …

In the first years of the new century, the Ministry of Health/Ghana Health Service determined
to reduce abortion‐associated morbidity and mortality by increasing access to safe care …

Despite decades of rhetoric by the international community, maternal mortality-or deaths of
women related to pregnancy and childbirth-remains stubbornly and unacceptably high in …

Background Despite ongoing campaigns by numerous South African advocacy groups, the
liberalization of abortion became possible only after the 1994 elections that ended …

This report on induced abortion in Sub-Saharan Africa offers an overview of the legality of
abortion and describes how often and how safely abortions occur in the region's 48 …

Unsafe abortion is still a major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in Africa. To assess
whether the introduction of legal abortions in South Africa has decreased admissions …