Tag: Termination of Preganancy ACT

New horizon beckons for Zim women…As Senate calls for Overhaul of existing Termination of Pregnancy Law

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Health  Correspondent When schools reopened in January this year, a headmaster in Mbire District experienced the shock of his life. 16 girls dropped out. Upon further inquiry by the education ministry, it was revealed that the majority of these students had left due to pregnancy. Elsewhere, several girls failed to return to class at the start of the term, with rural areas and mining communities being the most affected. Teenage pregnancy and child marriages remain critical issues in Zimbabwe, with recent statistics revealing alarming trends. In 2024 alone, approximately 5…

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Zim’s Termination Of Pregnancy Act Anti Women- Women CSOs

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ZIMBABWE’S Termination of Pregnancy ACT is not only archaic but takes away women’s body autonomy and power to make decisions about their Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), women led Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have said. By Patricia Mashiri According CSOs, the country’s Termination of Pregnancy ACT is not inclusive but dictates circumstances and conditions under which the pregnancy of a woman may be terminated. Ms Ednah Masiyiwa, Executive Director Women Action Group said the Termination of pregnancy Act is non-operational and does not meet the needs of the…

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