Tuesday 27 October

access to abortion

PRESS STATEMENT | New report reveals severe barriers to safe abortion in Eastern Cape and Limpopo 

Today, SECTION27 and the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) launch a new report exposing widespread failures in access to abortion services in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo. The report, Barriers to Abortion Services in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo: 2026, documents how systemic failures in the public healthcare system are denying women and girls access to Continue Reading

By SECTION 27, ago
Section27 Opinions

JOINT STATEMENT | Upholding womxn’s rights to access abortifacients: Clarifying pharmacists’ role in reproductive healthcare

The South African Pharmacy Council (SAPC) has issued an e-Note confirming that pharmacists may not refuse to dispense abortifacients (a drug that induces abortion) due to personal beliefs or moral reasons. This e-Note comes after 13 NGOs and legal centres addressed an open letter to the SAPC and the National Continue Reading

By SECTION 27, ago
WDA