An Illegal Abortion Can Be An End To Your Life
Move!|14 March 2018

Empowered and educated women are still opting to have illegal abortions because of the stigma around the issue

Bonolo Sekudu
An Illegal Abortion Can Be An End To Your Life

IN an age and time when abortion is legal, there are a lot of reasons why women still opt to have backstreet abortions. The stigma around abortion is preventing many women from choosing to go for a safe and legal termination at a public or private institution. Most women who settle for a backstreet abortion fear being judged and made to feel shame for deciding not to have a baby.

WHY GO THE ILLEGAL ROUTE?

Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng, vice chairperson of Sexual Health and Reproductive Justice Coalition (SRJC), says a woman is well within her rights to terminate her pregnancy for whatever reason.

She might choose to terminate the pregnancy due to broken relationships, socio-economic reasons or even rape

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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.