CIVIL UNION AMENDMENT ACT (UPDATE – NOVEMBER 2020) On the morning of 1 July 2020, the National Council of Provinces adopted the Civil Union Amendment Bill (“the Bill”). The Bill proposes the removal of civil marriage officers’ right to conscientious objection....
A YEAR OF CHILD PROTECTION A YEAR OF CHILD PROTECTION During the course of 2020 – despite the challenges of the Covid-19 lockdown regulations and restrictions – Cause for Justice (“CFJ”) continued to seek out and seize opportunities to promote child protection and...
NEW CHALLENGE TO LEGALISE EUTHANASIA IN SOUTH AFRICA STARTING TO NEAR TRIAL A new legal challenge was instituted in the Johannesburg High Court in August 2017 in an attempt to legalise physician assisted suicide (PAS) and active voluntary euthanasia (PAE). In terms of...
NEW SCHOOL POLICY ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY (UPDATE – NOVEMBER 2020) NEW SCHOOL POLICY ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY In June 2020, Cause for Justice (“CFJ”) issued a press release concerning a new school policy that is setting the...
COMPREHENSIVE SEXUALITY EDUCATION (UPDATE – NOVEMBER 2020) Since our “Comprehensive Sexuality Education Update” article of March this year, and our first “Knowledge Baseline” article of May last year, we have been working hard to bring parents, schools, and...
