ABORTION BILL

"to reform and liberalize the law relating to abortion by establishing a Board to authorise, subject to certain safeguards, treatment to terminate pregnancy by registered medical practitioners, and to provide for such treatment in certain circumstances without the authority of the Board, to amend the Singapore Family Planning and Population Board Act, 1965 (No. 32 of 1965) and the Penal Code (Chapter 119 of the Revised Edition) and for matters connected therewith",

recommendation of President signified; presented by Mr Chua Sian Chin; read the First time, to be read a Second time on the next available sitting of Parlia ment, and to be printed.