Removal of Clause 11 raises questions over safeguards against unsafe abortions

HARARE, Oct. 27 (NewsDay Live) — Legislators have a responsibility to ensure that the country’s legal framework supports both the protection of life and the safeguarding of women’s health within the constitutional framework adopted by the people of Zimbabwe, a lawmaker has said.

Speaking to NewsDay on issues pertaining to the removed Clause 11 of the Termination of Pregnancy Act, Dzivarasekwa Member of Parliament, Edwin Mushoriwa, said contrary to what was said, the clause was never about introducing abortion on demand in Zimbabwe.

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