Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1996

Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1996
Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1996
Parliament of South Africa
	Long title Act to determine the circumstances in which and conditions under which the pregnancy of a woman may be terminated; and to provide for matters connected therewith. ;
Citation	Act No. 92 of 1996
Enacted by	Parliament of South Africa
Assented to	12 November 1996
Commenced	1 February 1997
Amended by
	Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Act, 2008 (Act No. 1 of 2008)
Keywords
	abortion, reproductive rights
	Status: In force

The Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1996 (Act No. 92 of 1996) is the law governing abortion in South Africa. It allows abortion on demand up to the twelfth week of pregnancy, under broadly specified circumstances from the thirteenth to the twentieth week, and only for serious medical reasons after the twentieth week. The Act has been described by the Guttmacher Institute as "one of the most liberal abortion laws in the world".

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