Background: Unsafe abortion refers to a procedure for terminating an unintended pregnancy
performed either by persons lacking the necessary skills or in an environment that does not …

The rights to the vote and to an abortion do not usually appear simultaneously on the
historical stage. But in 1994, three months before the world's last racist regime collapsed, the …

A critical retrospection regarding the legality of abortion in South Africa Page 1 SA de Freitas,
Senior Lecturer, Department of Constitutional Law and Philosophy of Law, University of the …

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 …

O n December 11, 1996, South Africa enacted the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act,
which gives women of any age or marital status access to abortion services upon request …

With the enactment of the Abortion Legislation Act 2020, New Zealand radically transformed
its approach to abortion. Abortion is no longer a crime, and is instead regulated under …

In March 2018, the Democratic Republic of Congo moved to enact the Maputo Protocol,
under which signatory states agree to authorise legal access to abortion in a range of …

Background High maternal mortality rates are found in those countries where the law
prohibits non-medical reasons for induced abortion. Kenya, where abortion is permitted by …

With a goal of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity, Ethiopia liberalized its abortion law
in 2005, making it one of the early champions in Africa of expanding access to safe abortion …

Unsafe abortion serves as a marker of global inequity as it is concentrated in the developing
world where the poorest and most vulnerable women live. While liberalisation of abortion …