Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
Health care, food, water and social security
- Jurisdiction
- South Africa
- Provision
- 27
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source(1) Everyone has the right to have access to—
(a) health care services, including reproductive health care;
(b) sufficient food and water; and
(c) social security, including, if they are unable to support themselves and their
dependants, appropriate social assistance.
(2) The state must take reasonable legislative and other measures, within its available
resources, to achieve the progressive realisation of each of these rights.
(3) No one may be refused emergency medical treatment.
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Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 · justice.gov.za · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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