 Abortion in a progressive legal environment: The need for vigilance in protecting and promoting access to safe abortion services in South AfricaK.A. Trueman and M. Magwentshu American Journal of Public Health, 2013, vol. 103, issue 3, 397-399 Abstract: The importance of South Africa as a model for reproductive self-determination in Africa cannot be underestimated. Abortion has been legal since 1996, and the country has some of the most developed government systems for the provision of abortion care on the continent. Yet in the same way opponents of abortion in the United States have whittled away at access with increased bureaucracy, South Africa faces similar assaults that leave women without safe care and threaten to turn back achievements made during the past 16 years. I explore the history of the law, subsequent legal challenges, and new threats to women's access to abortion services, including service delivery issues that may influence the future of public health in the country. Keywords: article; female; health care delivery; human; illegal abortion; legal abortion; legal aspect; politics; pregnancy; socioeconomics; South Africa; statistics; utilization review, Abortion, Criminal; Abortion, Legal; Female; Health Services Accessibility; Humans; Politics; Pregnancy; Socioeconomic Factors; South Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2012.301194_3 Access Statistics for this article American Journal of Public Health is currently edited by Alfredo Morabia More articles in American Journal of Public Health from American Public Health Association |
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