The law, access and funding must go hand in hand to give women autonomy
As an American, the impending reversal of Roe v Wade, the landmark US Supreme Court ruling that protects a woman’s right to have an abortion, has weighed on me. Reproductive freedom has been flailing in the US for decades. Though it’s an area SA has largely got right, at least from a legal perspective, access is a different story.
Availability of and access to abortions in the public health system is difficult at best. In 2017 research showed that less than 7% of the country’s 3,880 public health facilities perform abortions — far fewer than the 505 facilities designated to do so by the department of health. While the US system is breaking down as legislators and the judicial seek to strip away women’s reproductive rights, which has social and economic consequences, SA has it right at the level of law, but access is either cost prohibitive or inaccessible for most.
Most agree that women must have equitable access to labour markets. Agency over our own reproductive rights is non-negotiable for this to happen. Without access to abortions many things suffer, including women’s participation in the labour force, income, and education and training. Women are often forced into part-time or informal work due to the childcare burden. Occupational segregation is a de facto result.
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