1) "Abortions may be performed only in licensed hospitals"

The simple procedure required for most abortions can adequately be carried out in a clinic or doctor's office. Hospital boards are notoriously conservative. Already, fewer abortions and sterilisation operations are allowed in public hospitals compared to the number estimated to be done in private hospitals, where fees play a persuasive role. Restricting abortions to hospitals would help those who could pay large sums of money at the expense of those who could not.

There is no reason why women should be forced to leave their-fate in the hands of those who have proven themselves unsympathetic. This restriction has been put forward overseas by opponents of abortion who know full well what the results will be.