Abortion Law in Africa is an important subject that deserves attention. When examined
closely, there are significant disparities in how various African countries address the …

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 …

In the last 50 years the idea of legal abortion has crept in and spread throughout the western
world. First it was permitted as a mere solution to women suffering or dying as a result of …

The available statistics indicate that over 1,000,000 abortions occur in Nigeria annually,
representing about 33 abortions per 1,000 women of child bearing age. It has also been …

The problem of abortion is not primarily a problem of law. The law clearly addresses the
social practice of abortion, it influences the means of practice and may, at its best, resolve …

This paper represents a contribution to the literature on abortion regulation in Nigeria by
specifically advocating legal reform in order to liberalise access to abortion services …

Abortion continues to be a major public health issue that evokes social, political, legal,
cultural and religious sentiments and debates in all societies. This is particularly so in …

Abortion is a topical issue in every society. It is a topic that has generated and continues to
generate controversies and strong oppositions due to its criminal intent and the human life …

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 …

Unsafe abortion that is linked to criminalization of abortion remains a major public health
and human rights challenge in the African region. Reform of abortion law and practice in the …