Background: There is a global shortage of health providers in abortion care. Public
discourse presents abortion providers as dangerous and greedy and links 'conscience'with …

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 society. 2 Nongovernmental …

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 …

The World Conference on Human Rights (the Vienna Conference) that was held in Vienna
in 1993, marked an important beginning in the recognition of reproductive and sexual rights …

The purpose of this article is to delineate the scope and limitations of the exercise of the right
to conscientious objection in respect of participation in abortion procedures under the …

Legalising abortion in many countries has given women the choice or right to decide to
terminate a pregnancy. In South Africa the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy (CTOP) Act …

Despite the availability of free contraceptives in the Republic of South Africa (RSA),
unwanted and unintended pregnancies continue to pose challenges to reproductive health …

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 …

The purpose of this study was to examine the factors related to and the consequences of the
termination of pregnancy (TOP) among women who underwent the termination of pregnancy …

Background: The Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act of 1996 (Act 92 of 1996) allows
abortions to be legally carried out in South Africa. It is not clear how many people are …