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Para 9) JS1 noted that in 2022, a Constitutional review process had commenced with the establishment of a Constitutional Review Commission with the mandate to undertake public consultations. It stated that despite relevant legal protections in the Constitution of Botswana, there were gaps in ensuring the enjoyment of the right to bodily autonomy through the provision of access to safe and legal abortion, …
Para 42) JS1 stated that the Penal Code placed undue power in the hands of medical practitioners in determining access to safe abortion.
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