Singapore legislation
Clause 6
Clause 6
Authorisation of treatment to terminate pregnancy shall not be given if pregnancy is more than a certain duration
(1)
The Board shall not authorise treatment to terminate pregnancy —
on the grounds set forth in paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (2) of section 5 of this Act if the pregnancy is of more than twenty-four weeks duration unless such treatment is immediately necessary to save the life or to prevent grave permanent injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman and in such a case the Board may authorise treatment to terminate pregnancy at any time during the pregnancy; or
on the grounds set forth in paragraphs (b) and (d) of subsection (2) of section 5 of this Act if the pregnancy is of more than sixteen weeks duration.
(2)
For the purposes of paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) of this section, the duration of the pregnancy shall be calculated from the first day of the last normal menstruation of the pregnant woman to the end of the twenty-fourth week or to the end of the sixteenth week, as the case may be.