DOCTORS with links to abortion clinics will be banned from providing taxpayer-funded counselling to pregnant women, under the Government's $51 million plan to cut the abortion rate. But Prime Minister John Howard hasn't ruled out allowing church-affiliated groups to offer counselling to women with an unplanned pregnancy, insisting the advice will be "non-directive". Just weeks after Parliament voted to strip Health Minister Tony Abbott of his veto powers over the abortion drug RU486, Mr Howard unveiled new pregnancy support measures today. They include a 24-hour advice hotline and a Medicare rebate for pregnancy counselling. The Government is determined to bypass...