Objective To explore why South African women still abort outside designated services where
there is substantial legal service provision. Design Descriptive study. Setting Three hospitals …

Background Despite the change in legal status of abortion in South Africa in 1996, barriers
to access remain. Stigma associated with abortion provision and care, privacy concerns, and …

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 …

Background In order to ensure that legalized abortion in South Africa improves reproductive
health, women must know that abortion is a legal option in the case of unwanted pregnancy …

Despite abortion being legally available on request up to and including the gestational age
of 12 weeks in South Africa, barriers to access remain. Barriers include provider opposition …

Unsafe abortion in Kenya is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality. In October
2012, we sought to understand the methods married women aged 24–49 and young …

Background In settings where abortion is legally restricted, or permitted but not widely
accessible, women face significant barriers to abortion access, sometimes leading them to …

Despite induced abortion being legally available in South Africa after a change in legislation
in 1996, barriers to accessing safe abortion services continue to exist. These barriers …

Background and methodology South Africa's Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act of
1996 provides for safe termination of pregnancy (TOP) in designated facilities in the public …

T he new political regime elected in South Africa in 1994 ushered in a wave of reform aimed
at redressing the imbalances between people of different races, classes and geographical …