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What has been the Ugandan and African Approach towards SRHR in respect to abortion.
On the continent level, the protocol to the African Charter for Human and People's rights (Maputo Protocol) provides for access to safe abortion in the event of sexual assault, incest, rape and where the life of the woman is at risk, among others. State parties have the obligation to respect, protect, promote and fulfill human rights as embedded in the instrument. Uganda however, has entered a reservation on the article providing for safe abortion as a right and so is not bound by it.
On the national level, Article 22(2) of the constitution provides to the effect that no person has a right to terminate the life of an unborn child except as provided by law. However, there is no law in place to provide parameters where safe abortion can be had say where there is a need to save the life of a pregnant woman, or in case of incest, fetal abnormalities, etc.
Locally, the only law available is the Penal Code Act of 1950 which criminalizes abortion
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