Singapore legislation
Clause 4
Clause 4
Treatment to terminate pregnancy not to be carried out if pregnancy is of more than a certain duration unless in special circumstances
(1)
No treatment for the termination of pregnancy shall be carried out —
if the pregnancy is 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; or
if the pregnancy is of more than sixteen weeks duration but less than twenty-four weeks duration unless the treatment is carried out by a registered medical practitioner who —
is in possession of such surgical or obstetric qualifications as may be prescribed; or
has acquired special skill in such treatment either in practice or by virtue of holding an appointment in a Government hospital or in an approved institution over such period as may be prescribed.
(2)
For the purposes of subsection (1), 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 any week between the sixteenth and the twenty-fourth week, as the case may be, or the duration of the pregnancy may be ascertained by clinical examination.