In South Africa, abortion was legalised almost 23 years ago (The Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act 1996 (Act No. 92 of 1999)). And yet, despite this Act, described by the Guttmacher Institute as "one of the most liberal abortion laws in the world", women and girls continue to face barriers in getting safe abortion care in health facilities which should be providing the service.
The world has made significant progress on four of the five main causes of maternal mortality. But unsafe abortion - the only fully preventable cause - has been largely neglected, ... Read more »
