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Eswatini: High Court Judge Calls for Debate On Legalising Abortion
Swazi Media, 30 September 2020
A High Court judge in the deeply conservative kingdom of Swaziland (eSwatini) has started a debate about legalising abortion. Read more »
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Eswatini: Health Expert Warns Swaziland Women Might Contract Cancer From Unregulated Contraceptives
Swazi Media, 2 September 2020
Women in Swaziland (eSwatini) are using unregulated family planning products that might cause cancer, a leading sexual health expert warned. Read more »
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Swazi Media, 1 April 2019
The tragic story of the death of a schoolgirl in Swaziland /eSwatini after she had an illegal abortion highlights the way women suffer because of the law in the kingdom. Read more »
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Eswatini: Kingdom's Confused Law On Abortions
Swazi Media, 27 March 2018
A 19-year-old woman in Swaziland was arrested by police in her hospital bed after being admitted for attempting an abortion. Read more »
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Eswatini: Swaziland College Principal Reveals Role Abortions Play in Lives of His Students
Swazi Media, 21 August 2019
The principal of a teacher training college in Swaziland/eSwatini said at least 50 of his students had abortions in the space of a year. Read more »
Abortion Debate to Test Limits of eSwatini's Absolute Monarchy?
Qinisile Mabuza, a High Court judge in the deeply conservative kingdom of eSwatini has started a debate about legalising abortion after revealing her intentions to lobby for it to be legalised. According to the country's constitution, abortion is unlawful but might be allowed on medical or therapeutic grounds, including where a doctor certifies that the continued pregnancy will endanger the life or constitute a serious threat to the physical health of the woman. The southern African country is known to stifle political dissent and other freedoms, and the king has absolute power.
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An LGBT+ advocacy group has challenged a High Court ruling that forbids it from operating in the country. Founded as one of the few advocacy groups lobbying for basic legal ... Read more »
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Ncamiso Ngcamphalala, President of the Economic Freedom Fighters-Swaziland (EFF), has been charged with sedition for criticizing King Mswati III on the Swati Newsweek website. In ... Read more »
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