NotHerChoice

Turning headlines into hard data. 📊 From 9-year-old victims to 160+ school dropouts, we expose the systemic gaps the press ignores. ⚖️ Truth over quotes. 🇿🇼

[NotHerChoice @NotHerChoice_]

Welcome to Zimbabwe. Where children are forced to carry pregnancies to term. If that statement makes you uncomfortable, good. It should. The 1977 Act forces girls to carry pregnancies to term by denying them access to services - a profound betrayal of that promise. #notherchoice

[NotHerChoice @NotHerChoice_]

We aren't just asking for change; we are asking for a stand-alone Policy that removes these barriers and prioritizes human lives over paperwork.
🖋️ Support the petition for a Stand-alone Policy. 🔗 Sign here: https://t.co/rV1q80Unwj
#NotHerChoice #HumanRights #ActNow

[NotHerChoice @NotHerChoice_]

It’s time to stop the administrative trauma.
A 9-year-old child isn’t a "medical miracle"—she is a victim of a system that failed to act. Right now, bureaucratic red tape and outdated administrative barriers make safe termination of pregnancy nearly impossible for our girls

[NotHerChoice @NotHerChoice_]

She should be worrying about exams.
Not childbirth.
The law exists to protect her.
But the system makes it almost impossible to access.
Legal on paper. Out of reach in reality.
#FixTheLaw #notherchoice

[NotHerChoice @NotHerChoice_]

Legal on paper.
Out of reach in reality.
The law exists — but complex processes, delays, and approvals make it inaccessible for those who need it most.
We are not changing the law.
We are making it work.
#FixTheLaw #NotHerChoice

[NotHerChoice @NotHerChoice_]

Imagine needing urgent help…then being told to wait.
Get approvals.
Go somewhere else.
Come back later.
Would you make it through that system?
Be honest. 👇🏽
#FixTheLaw #NotHerChoice

[NotHerChoice @NotHerChoice_]

@advocatemahere Hard to hear the 'purpose' alarm when the system is hitting snooze on the law, Fadzai. 😴 Passion is great, but 160 primary school dropouts a year need a system that wakes up too.

We’re looking at the data the '5am club' usually misses. Check our bio for the full picture. 📊📉

[NotHerChoice @NotHerChoice_]

@daddyhope to protect and provide fast access to care.
If you’re tired of the headlines and want to see the data/solutions the press misses, check our pinned tweet. You can check detailed stats on our website for more info https://t.co/uQXY8EbbNh

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@daddyhope Spot on as usual, @daddyhope but let's shift the lens: A 9-year-old doesn't 'decide' to be a mother; she’s a victim of a crime and a slow-motion legal system. 🏛️💔
When 160+ kids drop out of primary school annually due to pregnancy, that's not a 'choice'—it's a systemic failure

[NotHerChoice @NotHerChoice_]

@advocatemahere 2075 exam:
“Explain why 25% of teenage pregnancies were girls under 16, yet society argued politics instead of protecting them.”

In Zim, about 1 in 4 teen pregnancies involve girls under 16, and most are forced to carry to term due to barriers in accessing timely healthcare

[NotHerChoice @NotHerChoice_]

@Shadaya_Knight Good advice.
But while adults are budgeting for weddings, many girls are being forced into motherhood before 16.

In Zimbabwe, roughly 1 in 4 teen pregnancies involves girls under 16. #NotHerChoice

[NotHerChoice @NotHerChoice_]

Children are becoming mothers before they’ve even finished being children.
Their bodies aren’t ready. Their futures aren’t protected. And too often, they pay with their lives.

Child pregnancy isn’t culture.
It’s a crisis.

#ChildrenNotMothers #EndChildPregnancy #NotHerChoice

[NotHerChoice @NotHerChoice_]

Welcome to Zimbabwe. Where lawmakers just erased the only legal lifeline for abused girls. By hiding behind the outdated 1977 Termination of Pregnancy Act, the system is forcing 9-year-old rape survivors into motherhood. Amend the Act. Protect the child. #NotHerChoice #ZW

[NotHerChoice @NotHerChoice_]

A 9-year-old giving birth is not a "miracle." It’s a policy failure.
The administrative barriers in the 1977 Act are failing Zimbabwe’s daughters and normalising trauma headlines.
Stop the celebration. Start the reform. Read more: https://t.co/w5ed5v9Vwx
 #NotHerChoice