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

Abstract Introduction The Zambian Termination of Pregnancy Act permits abortion on socio-
economic grounds, but access to safe abortion services is limited and this constitutes a …

Background Although abortion is technically legal in Zambia, the reality is far more
complicated. This study describes the process and results of galvanizing access to medical …

Abstract Manual Vacuum Aspirators (MVA), Dilation and Curettage (D&C), and medical
abortifacients (Misoprostol, Mifepristone and Divabo) are available in clinical settings that …

Unsafe abortion practices remain the major contributor to maternal death in Uganda,
impeding the achievement of universal health coverage and quality of maternal health care …

Unsafe abortion is a significant but preventable cause of global maternal mortality and
morbidity. Zambia has among the most liberal abortion laws in sub-Saharan Africa, however …

This article presents part of the findings of a community-based study on the causes and
effects of unplanned pregnancies in four districts of Western Province, Zambia. The study …

Reproductive governance operates through calculating demographic statistics that offer
selective truths about reproductive practices, bodies, and subjectivities. Post-abortion care, a …

The potential health consequences of limiting access to safe abortion make it imperative to
understand how conscience-based refusal to provide legally permitted services is …

CONTEXT: Given that maternal morbidity and mortality from unsafe abortion persist,
especially in Africa, there is a pressing need to understand the abortion decision-making …