Less than 7% of health facilities nationwide offer abortions - Amnesty International
14 Feb 2017
Ina Skosana
In some provinces, safe, free abortions may only be provided at about 260 public facilities.
Less than 7% of the country's 3 880 health facilities provide abortions, according to recent research by the global human rights organisation, Amnesty International.
The health department has a human rights obligation to guarantee women access to abortion services, but isn’t doing enough to implement the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act, found a briefing report released in February.
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