Background Unsafe abortions are a serious public health problem and a major human rights
issue. In low-income countries, where restrictive abortion laws are common, safe abortion …

Despite induced abortion being legally available in South Africa after a change in legislation
in 1996, barriers to accessing safe abortion services continue to exist. These barriers …

Background Despite changes to the abortion legislation in South Africa in 1996, barriers to
women accessing abortion services still exist including provider opposition to abortions and …

Despite abortion being legally available on request up to and including the gestational age
of 12 weeks in South Africa, barriers to access remain. Barriers include provider opposition …

Background Adolescent reproductive health has not continued to receive the attention it
deserves since the start of the HIV epidemic. In South Africa, high numbers of adolescent …

Background Unsafe abortion is a major public health problem in Ghana; despite its liberal
abortion law, access to safe, legal abortion in public health facilities is limited. Theory is …

Background Allowing a broader range of trained health workers to deliver services can be
an important way of improving access to safe abortion care. However, the expansion of …

Objective. To explore Swedish women's experiences of clinical abortion care in relation to
their need for existential support. Methods. Individual in-depth interviews with 24 women …

Access to safe second trimester abortion services is poor in many countries, sometimes
despite liberal laws and policies. Addressing the myriad factors hindering access to safe …

Contingent Citizens examines the ambiguous state of South Africa's public sector workers
and the implications for contemporary understandings of citizenship. It takes us inside an …