Abortion under apartheid: nationalism, sexuality, and women's reproductive rights in South Africa

This work examines the criminalisation of abortion in South Africa during apartheid (1948-1990) and its impact on women of all 'races' determined to terminate unwanted pregnancies. It also traces the emergence of a movement for abortion law reform and the 1975 passage of South Africa'...

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Main Author: Klausen, Susanne M. 1965- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press [2015]
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Online Access:BSB01
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Summary:This work examines the criminalisation of abortion in South Africa during apartheid (1948-1990) and its impact on women of all 'races' determined to terminate unwanted pregnancies. It also traces the emergence of a movement for abortion law reform and the 1975 passage of South Africa's first statutory law on abortion.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9780190258122
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199844494.001.0001

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