Abortion tablets a hit among Bulawayo school girls

Abortion tablets sourced from a South Africa-based online clinic - The Women's Faith Clinic have become a hit among school girls in Bulawayo.

The tablets, known as Cytotec, cost $120 per sachet.

The tablets were being sent to Zimbabwe through cross-border buses owned by a local company.

According to Southern Eye, Women's Faith Clinic‘s point person in Harare identified as Barbra operates from Roadport international bus station.

Once payment has been confirmed, it takes a day for the tablets to be delivered.

The sachet carries dosage instructions indicating that the patient must take up to three tablets depending on the size of her pregnancy. Abortion is a criminal offence in Zimbabwe and normally carries a custodial sentence.

A medical doctor from Bulawayo who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the tablets could be harmful and might not be legal in terms of local health regulations.

"People must guard against the use of such drugs because they might not be allowed in the country and secondly they can be given fake drugs, which might end up causing more complications in them," he said.

"It is against the Health Act for people to buy drugs from individuals without the assistance of a professional."