Zimbabwe court rules against law that denies abortion to marital rape victims and girls below 18

Zimbabwe’s High Court ruled a law prohibiting abortion for raped women and girls under 18 unconstitutional, citing existing laws against marital rape and sex with minors. The decision aims to prevent unsafe backstreet abortions that often result in fatalities in the country, where legal abortion is restricted. The ruling, brought by a women’s rights group, awaits approval from the Constitutional Court and aims to address the high rates of teenage pregnancies and mortality due to unsafe abortions, with almost one in four girls becoming pregnant between ages 10 and 19.

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