Choosing life of life choices?: abortion attitudes in South Africa

Abstract

Despite South Africa's liberal abortion legislation, social stigma undermines the willingness of women to seek safe and legal abortion services. Gaining new perspectives on abortion attitudes will help us find ways to reduce stigma and offer better support to pregnant women in distress. Drs Ben Roberts, Steven Gordon and Jare Struwig examine abortion attitudes over the past two decades based on data from the HSRC's South African Social Attitudes Survey.