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Give women and their children a chance

The Citizen SA
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Give women and their children a chance
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If you’re young, poor, black and pregnant, our law – as it currently stands – offers you a stark choice if you decide to keep the baby: you can either be a parent, or a criminal.



This is because, as experts from the Women’s Legal Centre point out, the Children’s Act criminalises “child abandonment” in sweeping terms, regardless of whether a child is left in circumstances that ensure their safety.



So, a woman who leaves her child outside formal, s

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