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Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1996 (No. 92 of 1996).

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South Africa
Equality of opportunity and treatment
1996-11-12
National
Law, Act

Second Region

Allows a pregnancy to be terminated upon request by a woman during the first 12 weeks of gestation and for periods thereafter under specified circumstances (e.g. malformation of the fetus, pregnancy as a result of rape or incest.) The State shall promote non-mandatory and non-directive couselling.

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    Serial title
    Government Gazette
    Date
    1996-11-22
    Volume
    Vol. 377
    Number
    No. 17602
    Page range
    11 p.