South Africa – Eastern Cape man caught selling abortion pills sentenced

Published Dec 9, 2022

Cape Town – An Eastern Cape man arrested after selling abortion pills to community members has been sentenced in the East London Magistrate’s Court.

Julius Kintu, 36, was convicted on charges of contravening the Medicines and Related Substances Control Act.

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Inside Honduras’s abortion pill black market

Dec 8, 2022
By Megha Mohan, Yousef Eldin and Ana Paola Avila

Honduras's first woman president, Xiomara Castro, campaigned on a promise to overhaul the country's super-restrictive policies on female reproductive rights within 100 days in office. A year later it's been announced that the morning-after pill will be legalised - but in cases of rape only.

Laura meets us in the hour after sunset, as the last of the day's light is quickly fading. She's 25 years old, two months pregnant, and not ready for a child.

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South Africa – Why black market abortion methods still in high demand despite it being legal

Why black market abortion methods still in high demand despite it being legal

29 January 2019

In South Africa abortion on demand has been legally available since February 1997 but still, there are reports of women dying of illegal abortion in the black market.

One argument is that black market tablets are easily available on the street for women and girls who wa

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