3) "Legalised abortion will mean overcrowded hospitals"

The end result of uninterrupted pregnancy is birth. Confinements take a lot more hospital time and space than straightforward abortion (which, incidentally, leave only one person to care for instead of two). Early abortions have been carried out successfully and safely overseas in clinics staffed by paramedical personnel; there is no need to increase the burdens on general practitioners.

Women should not be penalised for the failure of successive governments to provide an adequate medical service. Whether they want their pregnancies ended or carried to term, they should have access to proper medical care.