Since the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo in
1994, sexual and reproductive health and rights have been recognized as key parts of the …

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 …

The incidence of unsafe abortion and the consequent toll on the lives and health of African
women are some of the reasons why the African continent is frequently assured pride of …

The World Conference on Human Rights (the Vienna Conference) that was held in Vienna
in 1993, marked an important beginning in the recognition of reproductive and sexual rights …

Unsafe abortion is one of the leading causes of maternal mortality in Africa. In international
human rights law, there are two possible approaches to tackling the problem of unsafe …

Women in the African region are overburdened with unsafe abortion. Abortion regimes that
fail to translate any given abortion rights into tangible access are partly to blame. Historically …

The decision to terminate a pregnancy is not one that is taken lightly. The need for an
abortion reflects limited sexual autonomy, ineffective or lack of access to contraceptive …

PIP: Before 1975 abortion was illegal in South Africa unless the life of the mother was at risk.
The Abortion and Sterilization Act (ASA) of 1975 broadened the scope of legal abortion. The …

242 The European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care noxious
substances like bleach, overdoses of prescription drugs, or trauma to the abdomen. The …

The importance of South Africa as a model for reproductive self-determination in Africa
cannot be underestimated. Abortion has been legal since 1996, and the country has some of …