Clause 3

Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person shall not be guilty of an offence under the law relating to abortion when a pregnancy is terminated by a registered medical practitioner acting on the request of a pregnant woman and with her written consent.

Subject to section 11, every treatment to terminate pregnancy shall be carried out by a registered medical practitioner in a Government hospital or in an approved institution.

No treatment to terminate pregnancy shall be carried out by a registered medical practitioner unless the pregnant woman is a citizen of Singapore, or is the wife of a citizen of Singapore or unless she has been resident in Singapore for a period of at least four months immediately preceding the date on which such treatment is to be carried out but the provisions of this subsection shall not apply in any case where such treatment is immediately necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman.

Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to a fine not exceeding three thousand dollars or to both such imprisonment and fine.