An Analytical Analysis Of Abortion Laws In Zimbabwe From A Human Rights Perspective

Abstract Access to abortion is necessary to respecting women’s reproductive freedom. Reproductive rights refer to those rights which protect the health and well-being of both men and women.8 Reproductive rights are most fundamental to women as they demand respect for their bodily integrity and decision-making requiring access to voluntary, quality and sexual health services. These rights connote the principle that a woman must be able to control her reproductive and sexual life and entitle a woman to decide whether to carry the foetus to term without any interference. Women’s reproductive free…