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

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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 Maria, 1965- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Abortion > South Africa > History > 20th century.
Abortion > Government policy > South Africa.
Trials (Abortion) > South Africa.
Reproductive rights.
Women's rights.
Abortion, Induced > history
Abortion, Induced > legislation & jurisprudence
Racism
Reproductive Rights
Women's Rights
Sexuality
History, 20th Century
South Africa
Avortement > Politique gouvernementale > Afrique du Sud.
Procès (Avortement) > Afrique du Sud.
Droits génésiques.
Femmes > Droits.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Africa.
South.
Women.
History.
MEDICAL.
Women's rights
Reproductive rights
Abortion
Abortion > Government policy
Trials (Abortion)
1900-1999
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
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.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190258122
0190258128
0199844496
9780199844494
9780190269395
0190269391