Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1996 (Act No. 92 of 1996)Regulations5. Consent to termination of pregnancy of woman who is severely mentally disabled or in a state of continuous unconsciousness |
| (a) | Where the termination of a pregnancy is requested in terms of section 5(4) of the Act, the natural guardian, spouse, legal guardian or curator personae, as the case may be, and two medical practitioners or a medical practitioner and a registered midwife who has completed the training course referred to in regulation 8, shall complete part II of form 2. |
| (b) | Where the natural guardian, spouse, legal guardian or curator personae referred to in paragraph (a) refuses to consent to the termination of a pregnancy referred to in section 5(5)(a) or (b) of the Act, the two medical practitioners or the medical practitioner and registered midwife who has completed the training course referred to in regulation 8, shall complete part II of form 2. |