By Frank Muller
Abortion remains an emotive issue, not least because it affects our very
definition of life.  But, leaving aside the emotionally charged ethical and
moral issues for a while, let’s take a pragmatic approach.  The common
perception is that abortions can be done either for profit (as by the
private sector and by backstreet abortionists) or not (as by state
institutions and a few philanthropists). However, a third reality has
emerged in South Africa (and indeed worldwide) for which no law makes
adequate provision: the two-stage abortion.