Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977 (Reprinted 1992)
[Abortion] Section 37. Offences
37. Offences—(1) Every person who—
(a) Performs an abortion elsewhere than in a licensed institution; or
(b) Performs an abortion otherwise than in pursuance of a certificate issued by 2 certifying consultants under section 33 of this Act,—
commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding $1,000.
(2) Nothing in subsection (1) of this section shall apply to the performance of an abortion by a medical practitioner who believes that abortion is immediately necessary to save the life of the patient or to prevent serious permanent injury to her physical or mental health.
(3) It shall be a defence to a charge brought under subsection (1) (b) of this section if the defendant shows that he believed that a certificate had been issued in respect of the patient.
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