Despite the fact that abortion is legal in South Africa, it is estimated that between 52% and 58% of the estimated 260 000 abortions that take place in South Africa every year are illegal.
Though South Africa has in some respects done well in the provision of sexual and reproductive health services for adolescent girls and young women, significant gaps remain.
Sexual and reproductive health: Tiyese Jeranji takes an in-depth look at the current policy landscape and asks how policy implementation measures up to their lofty ambitions.