Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1996 (Act No. 92 of 1996)7. Notification and keeping of records |
| (1) | Any medical practitioner, or a registered midwife or registered nurse who has completed the prescribed training course, who terminates a pregnancy in terms of section 2(1)(a) or (b), shall record the prescribed information in the prescribed manner and give notice thereof to the person referred to in subsection (2). |
| (2) | The person in charge of a facility referred to in section 3 or a person designated for such purpose, shall be notified as prescribed of every termination of a pregnancy carried out in that facility. |
| (3) | The person in charge of a facility referred to in section 3, shall, within one month of the termination of a pregnancy at such facility, collate the prescribed information and forward it by registered post confidentially to the relevant Head of Department: Provided that the name and address of a woman who has requested or obtained a termination of pregnancy, shall not be included in the prescribed information. |
[Words preceding the proviso to subsection (3) substituted by section 3(a) of Act No. 1 of 2008]
| (4) | The Head of Department shall— |
| (a) | keep record of the prescribed information which he or she receives in terms of subsection (3); and |
| (b) | submit to the Director-General the information contemplated in paragraph (a) every six months. |
[Subsection (4) substituted by section 3(b) of Act No. 1 of 2008]
| (5) | The identity of a woman who has requested or obtained a termination of pregnancy shall remain confidential at all times unless she herself chooses to disclose that information. |