| 1. | It does not ignore the facts and altitudes on abortion held by a majority of the public, particularly women. |
| 2. | Private moral decisions are left to the individual woman and not delegated to doctors. |
| 3. | Medical decisions are made by doctors (principals whether it is safe to do an abortion on a particular woman). |
| 4. | Medical advice is freely and non moralistically available to the woman — principally appraisal of the risks of abortion or of continuing the pregnancy. |
| 5. | The final decision (subject only to medical veto on grounds of high risk or unavailability of medical facilities) is made by the woman in private rather than by a panel of doctors. |
| 6. | Participation by all medical and nursing stall is made voluntary. |
| 7. | The privacy of the woman is respected. |
| 8. | Illegal (that is, non-medical) abortion is made a serious crime for the abortionist. |
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