High Court tears into pregnancy law

THE Termination of Pregnancy Act has come under scrutiny with the High Court outlawing a section of the law after the Women in Law in Southern Africa (WLSA) pointed out that it excluded termination of pregnancies conceived in child marriages.

WLSA and Talent Forget, represented by Tendai Biti, successfully sued the Health and Child Care minister, Parliament of Zimbabwe and Attorney-General.

Termination of pregnancy in Zimbabwe is controlled by statute.

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