This dispatch reports on Mauritians’ views on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) as recorded in a special Afrobarometer survey module in 2024. Findings show that a majority of Mauritians support access to contraceptives for anyone who is sexually active regardless of age or marital status. Majorities also consider abortion at least “sometimes” justifiable if the pregnancy threatens the woman’s life or health, resulted from rape or incest, would leave the woman economically unable to care for a child, or is unwanted “for any reason.” Mauritians overwhelmingly support the teaching of sexuality education in school, and most say pregnant girls should be allowed to continue their education. Large majorities say that girls and women should be free to make their own decisions about whether and when to marry and about how many children to have and when to have them.
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