South Africa's Barriers to Abortion
Long waits and too few providers are consigning more and more women to illegal abortions.
Long waits and too few providers are consigning more and more women to illegal abortions.
In South Africa, a country with one of the most permissive abortion-access laws in the world, many women find it is easier—and faster—to get an illegal abortion instead.
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