The purpose of this guidelines document, produced by Angie Vorster and Catriona Ida Macleod, is to provide practical, implementable guidelines for the support of women faced with the decision to terminate a (usually) wanted pregnancy due to the presence of fetal abnormality. The guidelines are aimed at healthcare personnel involved in the process, including fetal-maternal specialists, obstetrician-gynecologists, clinical geneticists, genetic counselors, maternity ward staff, social workers, counselors, occupational therapists, and psychologists. General practitioners responsible for women’s primary healthcare during the months and years after the procedure may also benefit from this document. Download Supporting women through late termination.

This step-by-step guide is based on research conducted by the CSSR on current abortion counselling practices in South Africa as well as the academic literature on abortion counselling. To download the guide click here.

This booklet was written for service providers to support them in delivering
sensitive and professional services to gay men, as it relates to their reproductive needs and intentions. To download click here: Gay men as parents and caregivers.

The SRJC, together with partners and allies, has put together this pamphlet to ensure that you have basic information on your right to access safe and legal abortion, as well as helping you assess whether abortion providers you see advertised are legal and safe or not. To download click here: What you need to know about accessing safe and legal abortions in South Africa.

The purpose of the CSSR/MSSA research toolkit is to provide a step-by-step guide in conducting mixed methods research – qualitative interviews and a discrete choice experiment (DCE) – on abortion seeking behaviours and service preferences. The toolkit enables users to surface features relevant to their setting (through qualitative interviews) and to ascertain community preferences in terms of service provision (through the DCE).