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Opinion: Abortion access in Eastern Cape falls far short

Posted in: Eastern Cape, Healthcare system, Latest, Provinces, SRHR

Women and girls seeking abortions are often forced to seek informal, illegal, and unsafe abortions as a result of various systemic barriers. Khanyisa Mapipa, Sibusisiwe Ndlela, and Thokozile Mtsolongo look at the state of abortion services in the public sector in the Eastern Cape.

Opinion: Abortion access in Eastern Cape falls far short

Do we need the law to provide for a regular clinical medical procedure such as abortion?

Posted in: Access to Medicines, Latest, Reproductive Health, SRHR

With abortion services now available through telemedicine and the increasing practice of self-managed abortion, Marion Stevens asks if abortion law still has any relevance given these practices.