Jakarta (Fides Service) - Abortion, contrary to the faith and morals of Muslims and Christians, may soon be legalised in Indonesia if a recent move by the government-sanctioned National Family Planning Association, upholding the abortion of a fetus less than 10 weeks old, is successful. Fides Service asked the opinion of Jesuit Father Adolf Heuken SJ in Jakarta. The German-born moral theologian, 73, on mission in Indonesia for 41 years, thinks that the life of the unborn child can be saved if Muslims and Christians in Indonesia take decisive joint action. He described the present situation: "In Jakarta there are doctors and polyclinics which perform abortion in great numbers, though it is officially illegal. In a certain place some men or agents bring women to doctors who do abortions. Some doctors make a lot of money because it is illegal, but actually everybody can easily find a doctor or nurse who does it. Police will not step in." Explaining how he rallied pro-life Christians to seek counterparts, Fr Heuken said: "I advised Perdhaki, the Catholic hospital organisation, to make contact with Muslims who are against abortion to become more powerful. Perdhaki established contact with Nahdlatul Ulama and Mohammadiyah people. They agreed to join forces, but because of the Bali bombing and so many Islamic extremists involved in terror acts, they retreated for the moment. I hope the contact with anti-abortion Muslim organisations can be re-established after the terror-question has calmed down." PS (Fides Service 25/11/2002)