Rights of the fetus: Voice of the Unborn Baby and Constitutional Court decision

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Published: Oct 12, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7196/SAJBL.2022.v15i2.819

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P Soma-Pillay
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa
L Nkosi-Thomas
High Court of South Africa, Johannesburg Chambers, Sandown, South Africa
Y Pillay
Department of Global Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa

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Rights of the fetus: Voice of the Unborn Baby and Constitutional Court decision. (2022). South African Journal of Bioethics and Law, 15(2), 40-41. https://doi.org/10.7196/SAJBL.2022.v15i2.819
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Rights of the fetus: Voice of the Unborn Baby and Constitutional Court decision. (2022). South African Journal of Bioethics and Law, 15(2), 40-41. https://doi.org/10.7196/SAJBL.2022.v15i2.819

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