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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Namibia, abortion is not legally available upon request. It is only legally permitted in certain circumstances, which include: if the pregnancy endangers the life of the pregnant person, if the pregnancy causes endangerment to the pregnant person's physical or mental health, if the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, or if there is serious risk of fetal impairment. However, you cannot legally obtain an abortion for economic or social reasons, or simply because you request it. | In Namibia, abortion is not legally available upon request. It is only legally permitted in certain circumstances, which include: if the pregnancy endangers the life of the pregnant person, if the pregnancy causes endangerment to the pregnant person's physical or mental health, if the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, or if there is serious risk of fetal impairment. However, you cannot legally obtain an abortion for economic or social reasons, or simply because you request it.<ref>[https://www.womenonwaves.org/en/page/5011/abortion-law-namibia Abortion law Namibia]</ref> <ref>[http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/abortion/profiles.htm Abortion Policies - Namibia]</ref> | ||
The abortion laws in Namibia come from the Abortion and Sterilization Act of South Africa (1975), which Namibia inherited as its own law when it became an independent state. For an abortion to be legally performed, the operation must take place in a government hospital or in an approved medical facility. Furthermore, two other physicians (in addition to the woman's primary physician) must approve of the abortion by certifying the grounds on which the abortion is being performed.<ref>[http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/abortion/profiles.htm Abortion Policies - Namibia]</ref> | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* Supposedly, "Misoprostol is available under the brand name Cytotec. It is difficult to obtain," according to Women on Web.<ref>[https://www.womenonwaves.org/en/page/5012/namibia-clinics-and-organisations Namibia clinics and organisations]</ref? | |||
* You can receive post-abortion care from [http://nappa.com.na/Other-Services/Post-Abortion-Care the Namibia Family Planning Association (NAPPA)]. "NAPPA attends to the needs of women who have had a miscarriage or an unsafe abortion... It is important for women to have support and care after this type of experience. NAPPA Service Providers and Social Workers can provide support to women and their families to cope through such an emotional time." Telephone: +264-61-230-250. Email: info@nappa.com.na | * You can receive post-abortion care from [http://nappa.com.na/Other-Services/Post-Abortion-Care the Namibia Family Planning Association (NAPPA)]. "NAPPA attends to the needs of women who have had a miscarriage or an unsafe abortion... It is important for women to have support and care after this type of experience. NAPPA Service Providers and Social Workers can provide support to women and their families to cope through such an emotional time." Telephone: +264-61-230-250. Email: info@nappa.com.na | ||