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Abortion services and reproductive justice in rural South Africa / Ulandi du Plessis, Catriona Ida Macleod.

Du Plessis, Ulandi, author.; Macleod, Catriona, author.
2024
HQ767.5.S6 D873 2024
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Title
Abortion services and reproductive justice in rural South Africa / Ulandi du Plessis, Catriona Ida Macleod.
Author
Du Plessis, Ulandi, author.
ISBN
1776148754 (electronic book)
9781776148769
1776148762
9781776148752 (electronic bk.)
Published
Johannesburg : Wits University Press, 2024.
Copyright
©2024
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations, map
Call Number
HQ767.5.S6 D873 2024
Dewey Decimal Classification
362.1988/80968
Summary
Despite progressive legislation, abortion service implementation and access in South Africa's rural areas is challenging and directly affects low-income communities. This book urges an intervention for safe and accessible abortion services that does not compromise costs or confidentiality within a reparative reproductive justice framework.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-171) and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 12, 2024).
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Macleod, Catriona, author.
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Print version: 9781776148738
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Dedication
Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Note on Terminology
Introduction: Setting the Scene
Chapter 1. 'If it is Legal These Days, I Do Not Know': Knowledge of Abortion Legislation and Services
Chapter 2. Aborting a Pregnancy: The Complexity of the Decision-Making Process
Chapter 3. Sin, Injury and Discord: Community Attitudes and Understandings of Abortion
Chapter 4. 'And the Story Spread': Abortion Stigma in Rural South Africa

Chapter 5. Barriers to Having an Abortion in Rural South Africa
Chapter 6. The Conundrum of Confidentiality Versus Cost: Abortion Service Provision Preferences
Conclusion: Implications and Future Directions
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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