Browsing Faculty of Law by Subject "Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act"
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Decriminalising abortion in South Africa: implications for the unborn's right to life
(University of the Western Cape, 2016)The 1975 Abortion and Sterilisation Act (ASA) was the first statute to regulate abortion in South Africa. The ASA provided that abortion was illegal. Although the default legal position adopted by it appeared to be clearly ... -
International human rights norms and the South African choice on termination of pregnancy act: an argument for vigilance and modernisation
(South African Journal on Human Rights, 2019-04)The right to access abortion services as an integral component of the right to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) has been increasingly recognised in the field of international human rights law. However, much more progress ...