As in the rest of the world, abortion in South Africa, is a pressing social proble (2). It is also
an issue about which we know and understand very little, in part because the question of …

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 …

The question of abortion is considered to be one of the thorniest issues, and one which most
political parties would rather avoid. The opportunity has arisen in South Africa for this …

This is the first book to focus on the history of abortion in an African context. It traces the
criminalization of abortion in South Africa during the apartheid era (1948–1990), the …

Tens of thousands of African women die every year because societies and governments
either ignore the issue of unsafe abortion or actively refuse to address it. This paper explores …

Abortion in Malta is a taboo. Abortion in Malta is a crime. Abortion in Malta is a sin. Women
who perform abortion in Malta are breaking barriers, the barriers of patriarchy. Historically …

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 …

Contraception Sterilisation and Abortion Act (CSA Act) tightened rather than liberalised
access to abortion services (Francome, 1984). The Act, which has been called a “social …

In an extremely readable and accessible publication, June Cope provides an enlightening
historical insight into the legal and social developments around abortion legislation in South …

African newspaper. 1 A thirty-seven-year-old single mother of four children was fined R2,
500 (approximately $740) or eighteen months in prison for having a backstreet abortion. In …