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In Hong Kong, medical and surgical abortion is legal (for up to 10 weeks of pregnancy). According to Section 47 of the "Offences Against the Person Ordinance" (Chapter 212), two registered medical practitioners need to confirm that the abortion decision was made in good faith. There are also two reasons that are permitted for an abortion, and a woman must satisfy both of these criteria: 1) Continuing the pregnancy would endanger the pregnant woman's physical/mental health 2) There is a substantial risk of fetal impairment. | In Hong Kong, medical and surgical abortion is legal (for up to 10 weeks of pregnancy). According to Section 47 of the "Offences Against the Person Ordinance" (Chapter 212), two registered medical practitioners need to confirm that the abortion decision was made in good faith. There are also two reasons that are permitted for an abortion, and a woman must satisfy both of these criteria: 1) Continuing the pregnancy would endanger the pregnant woman's physical/mental health 2) There is a substantial risk of fetal impairment. | ||
According to the Family Planning Association of Hong Kong, "in the case of a pregnant woman who is below the age of 16, or has made a report to the police within 3 months that she has been the victim of incest, rape, intercourse by threat, intercourse by false pretense, or drugged rape, the doctors, when forming an opinion, may presume that continuing the pregnancy would involve risk of injury to her physical or mental health greater than if her pregnancy were terminated." Therefore, in this case, the young girl is eligible to receive a legal abortion according to the Hong Kong Common Law, Chapter 212, Section 47. | According to the Family Planning Association of Hong Kong, "in the case of a pregnant woman who is below the age of 16, or has made a report to the police within 3 months that she has been the victim of incest, rape, intercourse by threat, intercourse by false pretense, or drugged rape, the doctors, when forming an opinion, may presume that continuing the pregnancy would involve risk of injury to her physical or mental health greater than if her pregnancy were terminated." Therefore, in this case, the young girl is eligible to receive a legal abortion according to the Hong Kong Common Law, Chapter 212, Section 47. (Source: http://wiki.ubc.ca/Abortion_in_Hong_Kong#cite_note-2). | ||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||