That was one of the headlines on the news on 94.7 yesterday evening on the way home from work (which incidentally took forever because of the power cuts so I heard the story a few times… but that’s not what this post is about).
Anyway, the news story basically said that police have issued a warning to pregnant mothers and teenagers to check the credentials of their doctors before getting treatment. So then, I listened closely.
The newsreader went on to explain that the police had raided a building in the JHB inner city and found an illegal abortion clinic and shut it down. The full story is here.
Now I hate the fact that women and girls are victimised by these savages… however, for the police to issue a daft statement like that, is just plain… well… daft!
How is the average woman on the street supposed to get this information? It’s not like it’s readily available? In fact, I don’t even know how to check doctors credentials. And I’m a literate and well-educated person who is employed and does have access to resources. Just makes me cross. How can you make a statement like that, and then not provide some kind of solution?
