Clinical Update: Changes to the World Health Organization guideline on hormonal contraceptive eligibility for women at high risk of HIV: South African perspective and response
Article from The South African Medical Journal. Please read the article below, for full abstract a link is provided and a pdf document. Clinical Update: Changes to the World Health Organization guideline on hormonal contraceptive eligibility for women at high risk of HIV: South African perspective and response Z Nene, G J Hofmeyr, M Patel, […]
Advocacy and Activism Award
Congratulations! Marion Stevens receives the champion award for Advocacy and Activism at the Abortion & Reproductive Justice: The Unfinished Revolution conference 2018. To learn more about the Reproductive Justice champion awards, here is a link to the Reproductive Justice conference.
ARJ conference media coverage
The Department of Social Development (DSD), in partnership with the Critical Studies in Sexualities and Reproduction Research Programme, Rhodes University, the Sexual and Reproductive Justice Coalition and the International Campaign for Women’s Right to Safe Abortion officially opened the international conference titled Abortion and Reproductive Justice: The Unfinished Revolution III in Grahamstown. To learn more […]
Highlights from the ARJ conference
Sexual & Reproductive Justice Coalition (SRJC) had an amazing week at the Abortion & Reproductive Justice : The Unfinished Revolution part 3 conference. We were also featured by the Department of Social Development (DSD) Newsletter for the conference. Marion Stevens, chairperson of SRJC speaks about the link between land and reproductive justice ( see page […]
Abortion in South Africa
Abortion in South Africa what you need to know about accessing safe and legal abortion in South Africa. The pamphlet provides handy information on abortion in South Africa. Abortion in South Africa is legal South Africa. Yet most women do not know where to access safe abortion services, how to obtain information about abortion facilities […]
Unconscionable: Health workers’ right to refuse abortions vs women’s right to choose
South Africa‘s Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act legalises voluntary abortion at different stages of pregnancy. Although viewed as a generally liberal law, the Act has not effectively enabled broad and consistent access for women seeking to terminate their pregnancies. One of the reasons has been some health providers’ and facilities’ refusal to treat women […]
NGO’s sexual harassment woes grow
18 May 2018 the Mail & Guardian Rumana Akoob, Simon Allison , Carl Collison Equal Education’s co-founder Doron Isaacs has been repeatedly accused of sexual harassment, and senior figures in the organisation, including prominent activist Zackie Achmat, have been accused of covering his tracks, an investigation by the Mail & Guardian reveals. This has emerged […]
[Media Release] Women’s rights to safe and legal abortions in South Africa
For Immediate Release: 28 May 2018 Press Release On Monday, 28 May 2018, The Women’s Legal Centre (‘WLC’) and Legal Resources Centre (‘LRC’) representing Women’s Legal Trust and Women in Sexual Health (WISH) respectively applied to be admitted as amici curiae in the matter between The Voice of the Unborn Baby NPC and the Catholic […]
Useful abortion infographics
Access to safe abortion is still a huge gap in the South African healthcare system, despite the fact that it has been 22 years since the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act (CToPA) was enacted. Many women still die from unsafe abortions due to lack of access to information and services related to abortion. Bhekisisa […]
SRJC Announcement: Global Gag Rule impact in South Africa
The SRJC has been inundated for requests for interviews on the impact of the US gag rule. As a coalition we do not accept US funds. Many of our 160 members have been affected, some have signed the pledge and are still members of the SRJC, some have not and are trying to raise funds from elsewhere, […]
