Series Name:
Nursing Update
Series:
29
Issue:
February 2010
Published by:
Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa
5
Newsletter
South Africa currently only provides for medical abortion in the private sector – however, the National Department of Health is finalising guidelines for implementation in the public sector. Given the demand for abortion services by women, the limited accessibility of surgical abortion there is a need to make medical abortion services available. This should address illegalmedical abortion providers currently advertising on lamppostsin public areas and the concerning maternal mortality rates.