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 …

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 …

Africa occupies a peripheral status in the global political economy, but is not isolated from
trends and attitudes spreading from elsewhere in the world. These changes and ideas are …

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 …

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 …

ABSTRACT The South African transition to democracy enabled successful claims for gender
equality and reproductive rights in the Constitution and in law. This article explores that …

In spite of the legalisation of abortion twelve years ago, most South Africans are of the view
that this practice iswrong', concludes BONGIWE MNCWANGO and STEPHEN RULE. They …

Discursive constructions of abortion are embedded in the social and gendered power
relations of a particular socio-historical space. As part of research on public discourses …

The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women
in Africa (the Protocol) 1 is primarily the initiative of civil society2 Nongovernmental …

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 …