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Zimbabwe: ‘Historic Victory for Reproductive Justice’ – Health Group Hails High Court Ruling Recognising Mental Health in Abortion Law

The High Court has delivered a landmark ruling declaring parts of Zimbabwe’s restrictive abortion law unconstitutional, siding with the Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) and Member of Parliament Nyasha Batitsa, who brought the challenge with human-rights lawyer Tendai Biti.

Justice Sylvia Chirawu-Mugomba ruled that the Termination of Pregnancy Act, enacted in 1977, unlawfully excludes mental-health risk as a ground for lawful termination and fails to protect women with mental disabilities…

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