South African law

South African Local Government Association

Link: 
http://www.salga.org.za/
The South African Local Government Association (SALGA) is an organization mandated by the new South African Constitution to assist in the wholesale transformation of local government in South Africa from the pre-1994 regime to the new dispensation under the country's first democratically elected government.

Treatment Monitor: Abortion

HIV-positive pregnant women should be told about and referred to, if they request this, abortion services as part of a continuum of care. Currently, only surgical abortions are available; however, medical abortion clinical guidelines are being finalized by the DOH. This should expand options for safe early legal termination of pregnancy; the earlier a pregnancy is terminated, the safer it will be. Medical abortion is generally done in the first 56 days of pregnancy so would assist greatly in reducing costs and the demands on a health facility.

Comments Invited: Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Bill and Traditional Health Practitioners Bill

The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health encourages interested individuals and organisations to submit written comments on the Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Bill [B 21-2007] and the Traditional Health Practitioners Bill [B 20-2007]