The impact of the choice on termination of pregnancy act of 1996 (act 92 of 1996) on criminal abortions in the mthatha area of South Africa

African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 79-81

  Meel, Banwari L ^a   Kaswa, Ram P ^a  

^a WALTER SISULU UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Choice on termination of pregnancy act of 1996 (Act 92 of 1996); Criminal abortion; Foetuses; South africa; Termination

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958113181     PISSN: 20712928     EISSN: 20712936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v1i1.36     Document Type: Article

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