Thesis ( MPA.) -- University of Limpopo, 2016 / In the practice of public administration, the law-making process always predominates
and therefore, it should be stressed from the onset that law making in general is much
more than a decision making. This study therefore locates the Choice on Termination of
Pregnancy (Act 92 of 1996) as a law articulation that need to be implemented
accordingly to realise societal goals. However, with good intentions of such a law, there
are challenges regarding implementation thereof within sectors of the society due to the
diverse nature of South Africa in both traditions, cultural and religious beliefs. The
introduction of the Act in South Africa was received with lot of pessimism and concerns
by traditionalists, individuals that are culturally sensitive and religious leaders of various
denominations. Such concerns has observably created a conundrum within traditional
communities within the selected villages found in the Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality
in that termination of pregnancy is regarded as a taboo and immoral, more so within
both the traditional and religious circles. Due to those escalating challenges and
perceptions, it is deemed necessary that the study of this kind be conducted to inform
both the practice and the academia for purpose of advancing knowledge within the field
of Public Administration. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the
perceptions of community members of the selected villages of Lepelle-Nkumpi Local
Municipality about the Termination of Pregnancy Act (92 of 1996).
This was done through the use of primary and secondary data as it aimed to present the
quantitative and qualitative explanation and report on the perceptions of the community
members of the Act 92 of 1996 in South African municipalities. However, this was
chosen because the methods assist in verifying the validity of the data and tend to
emphasise that there is a common reality on which people can agree on. Therefore, the
findings of the study reveals that community members are aware of the implementation
of Act 92 of 1996, they believe that the Act is a human right issue and it provide health
and safety of women but nevertheless, they perceive the Act as contradicting their
moral right, because they believe that termination of pregnancy is as same as murder.
In conclusion, it is recommended that the effective public participation is needed
because people are aware of termination of pregnancy but are not well informed of the
Act; that the implant contraceptive injection should be a rule, be applied to high schools
that every teenage girl must be injected to prevent unwanted pregnancies; girls bellow
the age of 18 years should consult their legal guardians before requesting TOP;
conditions of parents to those of minors should be different and only pregnancy that
resulted from rape must be allowed for termination or however, the Act should just be
abolished.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:ul/oai:ulspace.ul.ac.za:10386/3974 |
| Date | January 2016 |
| Creators | Murwa, Segopotje Peggy |
| Contributors | Sebola, M. P. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | vi,132 leaves |
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