Options in Green Paper

The seven options outlined in the Green Paper are:

The seven options outlined in the Green Paper are:

an absolute constitutional ban on abortion

constitutional amendment to restrict application of the X case

retention of the status quo

retention of the constitutional status quo with legislative restatement of the prohibition on abortion

legislation to regulate abortion in circumstances defined in the X case

reversion to the pre-1983 position and permitting abortion on grounds beyond those specified in the X case.

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