Many women took to the streets worldwide on September 28, the global day of action for
safe abortion successes and put forth new demands for women's right to access safe, free …

Abortion in Morocco is illegal except to safeguard a woman's life or health. Morocco has put
some sexual and reproductive health policies into motion that are in line with the standards …

In Burkina Faso, abortion is legally restricted and socially stigmatised, but also frequent.
Unsafe abortions represent a significant public health challenge, contributing to the country's …

This article addresses the gaps between knowledge, policy and practice in reproductive
health by exploring the processes involved in translating Zambian abortion policy from …

Around the world, political and legal discourses supporting abortion rights have emphasised
the impact that denying access to abortion has on women's physical health. There are …

The Arab Spring has inaugurated a new form of politics that represents a shift from a 'politics
from above'to a 'politics from below'in regard to gender policy in Tunisia. Discourse …

In September 2017, a radical amendment to the Personal Status Code (PSC) made it legal
for Tunisian Muslim women to marry non-Muslim men. 1 The new law was issued after …

In the wake of the popular uprising in Tunisia, secular women's rights activists and Islamists
have to come to terms with past privileges and injustices. Despite individual persecution …

There exists an enormous gulf between the aspirations of South Africa's abortion legislation–
among the most liberal in the world–and its implementation. One weakness in the provision …

The rights of Tunisian women have been safeguarded in the aftermath of Tunisia's popular
uprising, despite initial and widespread fears of the contrary following the democratic victory …