Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1996
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title:
Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1996
text:
The Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1996 is the law governing abortion in South Africa. It allows abortion on demand up to the twelfth week of pregnancy, under broadly specified circumstances from the thirteenth to the twentieth week, and only for serious medical reasons after the twentieth week. The Act has been described by the Guttmacher Institute as "one of the most liberal abortion laws in the world".
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Law governing abortion in South Africa
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choice_on_Termination_of_Pregnancy_Act,_1996
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2023-01-20T05:55:03Z
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