Protecting the best interests of women in termination of pregnancy procedures
Date
2011-05-10
Authors
Leope, David Makgolane Resegofaditswe
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Abstract
Pro-choice and Pro-life schools of thought relating to
Termination of Pregnancy procedures are all caught up in a
trap of infidel circularity, humanism and reductionism.
Clearly they have both outlived their usefulness and need
urgently be superseded by the new school of thought that
protects the best interests of women in the Termination of
Pregnancy procedures. This report refers to the new one as
the Pro-Personal Dignity school of thought.
This report may not masquerade as the omniscient, all
encompassing instrument for the pros and cons involved in
abortion arguments. Neither does it fail to present the
single consistent argument flowing from the current debates
on terminations of pregnancies in the context of South
Africa as a developing nation battling to find her way to
earn the accolades afforded by developed hard currency
nations. The principal misconception evidenced in this
research involves the perception that procedures undertaken
in professional medical settings, by professional health
practitioners registered with the Health Professions
Council of South Africa (HPCSA), offer hundred percent
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safety. Clearly the adoption of the pro-choice rule of
thumb, which has globally grown positively de rigueur, has
increased the demand for the procedures making the
protection of best interests of women in abortion
activities crucial in current policy, management and
development advancements
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MM - P&DM
Keywords
Abortion, Termination of pregnancy