We are calling on the 3 major political parties to support an increase in the sexual and reproductive health budget for 2020 and use their power as members of parliament and the political party leader to lobby for an increase before voting day on 8 May. Why is this important? YOUR CALL TO REPRODUCTIVE […]
See MoreWCDH Termination of Pregnancy (TOP)
Western Cape Department of Health has updated their website with the following information. Termination of Pregnancy (TOP) The Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act No. 92 of 1996 gives all women the right to a free abortion (termination of pregnancy), at a government hospital or clinic during the first 3 months of pregnancy. Women of […]
See MoreWhy are abortion drugs still in demand on the black market?
Our vice chairperson Prof Catriona Macleod from Rhodes University Centre of Critical Studies in Sexualities and Reproductive Research did an interview with Kieno on Cape Talk 29 January 2019. See Podcast Link below. The Kieno Kammies Show Why are abortion drugs still in demand on the black market? 29 January 2019 8:31 AM Kieno […]
See MoreWHO Guidelines Medical management of abortion
Publication by WHO ..”Medical abortion care encompasses the management of various clinical conditions including spontaneous and induced abortion (both viable and non-viable pregnancies), incomplete abortion and intrauterine fetal demise, as well as post-abortion contraception. Medical management of abortion generally involves either a combination regimen of mifepristone and misoprostol or a misoprostol-only regimen. Medical abortion care […]
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Follow us on social mediaAbortion stigma still rife
Article by The City Press. “Child abandonment remains a legacy in a context of social and economic inequalities and patriarchy in society. Studies have suggested that some key reasons for abandonment include a sense of desperation because of abject poverty and unemployment, the “breakdown” of the family, HIV/Aids, and stigmatisation because of cultural beliefs. This […]
See MoreFear of litigation, HIV risks push up C-section numbers
Fear of litigation, HIV risks push up C-section numbers Simnikiwe Hlatshaneni Obstetricians are very nervous to do deliveries because normal deliveries have a very high litigation rate, the Sexual and Reproductive Justice Coalition explains. Are South African mothers being pushed towards caesarean-section births by doctors wary of botched natural births? While experts agreed that the […]
See MoreStrengthening Support to LGBTIQ Adolescents
Strengthening Support to LGBTIQ Adolescents: Policy report on the rationale and scope for strengthening support to adolescents who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex or questioning | Resource Centre. Resource link: Strengthening Support to LGBTIQ Adolescents Author(s) Middleton-Lee, Sarah Contributor: Charthaigh, Aoife NicOsterlund, Sara
See MoreCultural De-colonization versus Liberal Approaches to Abortion in Africa: The Politics of Representation and Voice
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE Cultural De-colonization versus Liberal Approaches to Abortion in Africa: The Politics of Representation and Voice DOI: 10.29063/ajrh2018/v22i2.5 Malvern, Chiweshe1* and Catriona Macleod2 African-based Post-doctoral Fellow for the London School of Economics and a Research Associate at the Critical Studies in Sexualities and Reproduction Research Programme at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa1; Distinguished […]
See MoreRace Determines survival in SA’s cervical cancer patients
Black women are almost six times more likely to die of cervical cancer than white women, partly because diagnosis is poor and many women don’t have regular Pap smears. By Pontsho Pilane and Mogale Mojela Burden on black women A 2018 study published in the Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics journal found that black women were almost […]
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