Chairperson, thank you very much. Let me thank the hon member Madumise for the question. Hon Madumise, no, the department has no intention to offer voluntary termination of pregnancy on the basis of HIV status. The choice to terminate a pregnancy is there for any woman to exercise irrespective of her HIV status.
For us to suggest that an offer for voluntary termination should be made to women whose HIV status is confirmed as positive, would indeed be to discriminate against those women. What the department does routinely is to counsel all women about their pregnancies. Should they test positive for HIV, we also counsel them on the implications and on available mechanisms for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. Thank you.