1. Laws and Human Reproductive Rights
The Constitution states that every person has a right to life, Section 48 reads: "An Act of Parliament must protect the lives of unborn children, and the Act must provide that pregnancy may be terminated only in accordance with the law." The Termination of Pregnancy Act of 1977 criminalizes abortion, and states that termination can only occur where the continuation of the pregnancy endangers the life of the woman; where there is a serious risk that the child to be born will suffer from a physical or mental defect of such a nature that he/she will permanently be seriously handicapped;...
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