A/CONF.171/13 English Page 150 Furthermore the delegation of Malta reserves its position on the provisions of paragraph 7.2, in particular on "international human rights documents and other relevant United Nations consensus documents", consistent with its previous acceptance or non-acceptance of them. Reservations on chapter VIII, paragraph 8.25 In joining the consensus, the delegation of Malta would like to state: The termination of pregnancy through procedures of induced abortion is illegal in Malta. The delegation of Malta therefore cannot accept without reservation that part of paragraph 8.25 which provides for "circumstances in which abortion is not against the law". Furthermore the delegation of Malta reserves its position on the wording "such abortion should be safe" since it feels that this phrase could lend itself to multiple interpretations, implying among other things, that abortion can be completely free of medical and other psychological risks, while ignoring altogether the rights of the unborn. 30. The representative of Peru submitted the following written statement: The delegation of Peru will join in the agreement on the Programme of Action. In its opinion, the negotiations which are culminating today in the adoption of the Programme of Action have also demonstrated that positions diverge on some of the substantive concepts of the Programme and that the international community clearly wishes to reach agreements which we hope will benefit everyone; we welcome this attempt to reach consensus. However, the Government of Peru wishes to place on record the following points: 1. The main lines of the Programme of Action will be implemented in Peru under the Constitution and laws of the Republic and, inter alia, under the international human rights treaties and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which have been duly approved and ratified by Peru. 2. We must mention in this context article 2 of the Constitution, which accords to everyone the right to life from the moment of conception; abortion is rightly classified as a crime in the Criminal Code of Peru, with the sole exception of therapeutic abortion. 3. Peru regards abortion as a public health problem to be tackled mainly by means of education and family planning programmes. Accordingly, the Constitution acknowledges the fundamental role played by the family and parents in the form of responsible paternity and maternity, which is nothing more than the right of parents to choose freely and voluntarily the number and the spacing of their children. The same applies to their chosen method of family planning, provided that it does not place life at risk. /...