To apply for an abortion the woman should:

• Ask her doctor to refer her to a hospital or clinic where terminations take place
• Go to a non-profit clinic that assists women with advice and care on issues around pregnancy and reproduction
• Go to the hospital in her area that the government has set aside to do terminations (called ‘designated hospitals’)
• Go to the nearest doctor or nurse at the local primary health care clinic
• Consult a counselor at a community centre
• Visit a social worker in her district

Sometimes health care workers do not give women the right information because they think that it is wrong for a woman to terminate her pregnancy. At other times, health care workers have forced pregnant women living with HIV or AIDS to have a termination. This is against the law, as only a woman has the right to decide whether she wants to continue with her pregnancy or not. If this happens to you, you should make a complaint to the Commission on Gender Equality (CGE) or the Department of Health.