The wording is certify and opinion, not approval however you define that.
Words you say. Tell me what the word approval means in the Parliamentary Report paragraph above. I'll wait....84. The Abortion Act 1967 requires that an abortion under ground A to E is certified by two doctors, who must each sign a Department of Health HSA 1 form to give notification that the abortion has been approved and on what grounds, and an HSA 4 form for information including patient details, the method of abortion and gestation time.
85. A range of explanations have been given for the introduction of the requirement for two doctors' signatures:
The abortion (for it to proceed) requires their approval - end of.
- to ensure that the provisions in the legislation were being observed ;[96]
- to protect women;[97]
- to protect doctors from breaking the law ;[98]
- to demonstrate the medico-legal concerns of Parliament, namely that the 1967 Act did not make abortion legal but conferred upon doctors a defence against illegality—the two doctors are expected to police each other; [99]
- to show the seriousness of the decision to terminate; [100]
It CLEARLY states the doctors 'approve' the abortion once they have signed it off.