Source: International Campaign for Women’s Right to Safe Abortion South Africa: Need for national traction on reproductive justice in South Africa following elections On 7 July 2019 the Weekend Argus reported that the Western Cape Provincial Minister of Health, MEC Nomafrench Mbombo, had authorised the addition of seven new facilities to provide safe, legal termination of pregnancy […]
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#MyBodyMyChoice is a partner-driven social and community media campaign that aims to break the silence and end the stigma around a critical sexual and reproductive health issue: access to safe abortion. This campaign is running from May 28 to September 28 2019. Click on the link below for more information about the campaign and partners. […]
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Inside the ECHO chamber: Reproductive justice must be prioritised More contraceptive options, a constant supply in clinics and, among many other things, building a culture of consent will get South Africa closer to achieving a just society for women. On 13 June 2019 — more than 30 years after these issues were first raised — […]
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Elevated Risk: Injectable Contraceptives and HIV — a Reproductive Justice Perspective from South Africa
Elevated Risk: Injectable Contraceptives and HIV —a Reproductive Justice Perspective from South Africa. Marion Stevens “The new guidance is that women at high risk of acquiring HIV can use progestogen-only injectables but should be advised about concerns that these methods may increase risk of HIV acquisition, about the uncertainty over whether there is a causal […]
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*Source: Oxford Human Rights Hub **New** U of OxHRH J-Abortion, Reproductive Justice and the Possibilities of Reproductive Justice in South African Courts Catherine Albertyn, ‘Abortion, Reproductive Rights and the Possibilities of Reproductive Justice in South African Courts’ (2019) U of OxHRH J 88 Abstract Women’s ability to control their reproductive destiny and choose to terminate […]
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Reproductive Justice: Where Do The ANC, DA, EFF Stand? Reproductive Justice is an important political movement which brings together reproductive rights with social justice. The movement has three main principles. They are the right not to have a child and the right to have a child. Lastly, it is the right to parent children in safe and […]
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*Published on Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters Journal CHALLENGES FOR ACHIEVING SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE IN SOUTH AFRICA Written by Marion Stevens, Director, Sexual and Reproductive Justice Coalition Reproductive Justice is defined by three principles: The right to have child; the right not to have a child; and the right to parent children in safe and healthy […]
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