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Zimbabwe Civil Society Groups Call For Broader Abortion Rights

3 months agoFri, 20 Dec 2024 10:11:06 GMT
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Zimbabwe Civil Society Groups Call For Broader Abortion Rights

The Health Law Policy (HLPC) and the Institute for Young Women’s Development (IYWD) are pushing for the amendment of the Termination of Pregnancy Act to create a safe abortion environment for women and girls.

The Act, also known as Chapter 15:10, specifies certain circumstances under which a pregnancy may be terminated, such as in cases of rape, incest, or when the pregnancy poses a risk to the mother’s health.

However, the two organisations feel that the circumstances under which abortion is permitted are not broad enough to allow safe abortions.

In an interview with NewZimbabwe.com on the sidelines of a media sensitisation training held over the weekend, HLPC programmes coordinator Dorcas Chitiyo said:

The issue that we are grappling with is that there are many barriers that women face, that are in existence, that are prohibiting access to safe abortions.

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We start with our legal framework, which is the Termination of Pregnancy Act of 1977.

It creates challenges for women because it has very restricted grounds on which abortion is legal…maybe a woman is a survivor of a sexually violent offence or rape resulting in pregnancy, a crime of incest or in the event that it has been recommended by a doctor that the pregnancy continuation is not safe for the child as well as the quality of life for the child is anticipated to be so poor that termination is recommended by a medical practitioner.

Now given that this act is from 1977, there have been many medical advances and much research and a lot of work done to ensure that abortions are accessed safely through medical procedures and medically without the need to always resort to surgical processes.

Chitiyo said that women face several challenges due to restrictive abortion laws in Zimbabwe, arguing that limited legal options lead to unsafe, clandestine procedures, risking women’s health and lives.

Current laws criminalise both those seeking and assisting with abortions, leading to stigma and danger.

The HLPC and ITYD, supported by the Safe Abortion Action Fund, have prepared a position paper arguing for immediate reform to improve access to safe, legal abortions in Zimbabwe.

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22 Comments

Bullion · 3 months ago
Arbotion is illegal because it's against our culture, not because of safety concerns
Lloyd m Chifurira · 3 months ago
unwanted by who?. if your man refuse to take respobility for some reason, the woman must take responsibility because she was also aparticipant on this act.
Lloyd m Chifurira · 3 months ago
killers, satanic people, diabolic people are civilsociety of Zim or you Evil society of zim, why can't you avoid pregnancy than to abort?. childoff darkness lesson ,there are many method of avoiding pregnancy than abortion. Diabolic opinion and acts of (USA Democrats and their party president Kamala Haris
Meda Online · 3 months ago
Don't entertain wicked wounded feminist to disrupt the propagation of the human species.
Meda Online · 3 months ago
Evil human rights cash Activist, to hell with your sinister agenda.
Bob · 3 months ago
Munombogarirei mabvisa maburugwa mukuda mutemo wekuponda ropa risina mhosva muchanotongwa kudenga
GENERAL MANAKE MILES · 3 months ago
ma rights ekukurudzira zvivi kut vanhu vaende kugehena.
ED pfocho · 3 months ago
Incest zvinorevei nhai vadikani
Professor L · 3 months ago
having ****ual relations with a relative like a sister.
BigBwana The Boss · 3 months ago
makunakuna
tavez.com · 3 months ago
no to abortion plz bcz tinenge takutouraya mayb next president. doctor etc
tavez.com · 3 months ago
ndokufungawo kwangu maybe hadzichadhonza
🤦🏽‍♂️ · 3 months ago
Tikafunga from that angle chero contraception would be found wanting. Toda vana vanokura vachidiwa
dok25 · 3 months ago
In 1977 the whites were in power and the particular law was meant specifically for the whites, who have a more organised life with not many ambiguities from birth to death
gumlaz · 3 months ago
Jehova muripko zvinhu zvichidai nhai nyika iya zvayaktofanana ne sodoma negomora
Mp · 3 months ago
imagine Mai va ED vaka aborter tisina ese mafokoro aritikuwona
King · 3 months ago
killing is killing
king · 3 months ago
killing is killing
Mp · 3 months ago
yes abortion for unwanted pregnancies good than baby dumping
Madzimidza5 · 3 months ago
Ko zvekudzivirira kuti usaita nhumbu zvazvizere wani mhando nemhando unosarudza chaunoda saka womirira kuita nhumbu kuti ugobvisa
apes · 3 months ago
zvima group zvisina basa zvebhohwa mochemera arbotion dzisina basa tuma group itu ka ne zvemagay zvobhohwa this is not america

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