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Liberalizing the Abortion Law in South Africa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2009

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The Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1996, greatly liberalizes the abortion laws. As is noted in its Preamble:

“This Act repeals the restrictive and inaccessible provisions of the Abortion and Sterilization Act 1975, and promotes reproductive rights and extends freedom of choice by affording every woman the right to choose whether to have an early, safe and legal termination of pregnancy according to her individual beliefs.”

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Recent Developments
Information
Journal of African Law , Volume 41 , Issue 2 , Autumn 1997 , pp. 248 - 249
Copyright
Copyright © School of Oriental and African Studies 1997

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