By Lovemore
26 November 2025
Hwange Central MP Daniel Molokele (CCC) has called for the repeal of the 1977 Termination of Pregnancy Act, describing it as one of the most backward laws in Zimbabwe.
Molokele made the comments at a press conference in Harare on Tuesday, which marked the start of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign.
Continued: https://news.pindula.co.zw/2025/11/26/its-time-to-scrap-zimbabwes-outdated-abortion-law-molokele/
December 17, 2024
Obey Sibanda
BUHLE, a 20-year old university student, finds herself in a desperate situation when she discovers she is pregnant. Fearing the consequences of her parents and friends finding out, she turns to a “friend of a friend” who claims to know how to perform an abortion.
The procedure is carried out in a cramped and unsanitary backyard shed. Buhle is given a concoction of unknown substances, and the “practitioner” attempts to perform a dilation and curettage (D&C) without proper equipment or anaesthesia. As soon as the procedure is over, Buhle begins to experience severe abdominal pain, heavy bleeding, and dizziness. She realises something has gone horribly wrong.
Continued: https://www.chronicle.co.zw/the-dangers-of-selective-abortion-laws-and-the-case-for-legal-reform/
Sikhumbuzo Moyo
June 3, 2024
HWANGE Central MP, Mr Daniel Molokele, ignited a fiery debate in Parliament last week over the country’s Termination of Pregnancy Act, enacted in 1977. Mr Molokele called for a complete repeal of the law, citing its violation of the Constitution’s promotion of gender equality and placing women in dangerous situations.
“We have a law called the Termination of Pregnancy Act of 1977. It is one of the oldest laws in this country that is long overdue. It does not need to be amended, it needs to be repealed. It is possibly violating the Constitution of this country in terms of the clauses that speak to the promotion of gender equality,” said Mr. Molokele.
Continued: https://www.chronicle.co.zw/lawmaker-pushes-for-easier-access-to-safe-abortion/#google_vignette
By Vanessa Gonye
Nov. 14, 2023
HEALTH experts have called for unsafe abortion to be considered a public health concern by amending laws on abortion. Zimbabwe records an estimated 80 000 unsafe abortions annually.
Speaking to NewsDay, My Age Zimbabwe director Onward Gibson said unsafe abortions were contributing to maternal deaths, infertility, among other health threats. “There is urgent need to improve access to comprehensive reproductive health services, including contraception, family planning, and comprehensive sexuality education, which can help reduce the number of unintended pregnancies and subsequently lower the demand for abortions,” he said.
Continued: https://www.newsday.co.zw/theindependent/local-news/article/200019498/amend-abortion-laws-experts
Inside the illegal abortion market: 'I nearly touched hell'
Zimbabwe’s tight abortion laws aren’t curbing demand, they’re driving them underground — and it’s about to get worse.
29 Jan 2019
Wendy Muperi
Tapiwa Chiwenga was two months pregnant when she slipped the pink pills inside herself, lay down on her bed, and prayed they would do their job.
They had to.
She was 22. Her boyfriend, a foreign student in Zimbabwe on a scholarship, loved her fiercely. But he was broke. So was she. She lived with her cousin and didn’t have a job. A baby simply was not in the cards.
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