Singapore legislation
Clause 4
Clause 4
Amendment of section 3
Section 3 of the principal Act is amended by deleting subsections (1), (2) and (3) and substituting the following subsections: —“(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, no person shall be guilty of an offence under the law relating to abortion when a pregnancy is terminated by an authorised medical practitioner acting on the request of a pregnant woman and with her written consent.(2) Except as provided by section 11, every treatment to terminate pregnancy shall be carried out by an authorised medical practitioner in a Government hospital or in an approved institution.(3) No treatment to terminate pregnancy shall be carried out by an authorised medical practitioner unless the pregnant woman —
is a citizen of Singapore or is the wife of a citizen of Singapore;
is the holder, or is the wife of a holder, of an employment pass or a work permit pass issued under the Immigration Act (Cap. 81); or
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 this subsection shall not apply to any treatment to terminate pregnancy which is immediately necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman.”.