(Correspondence) A question of conscience

JM Alston

British Medical Journal, BMJ
British Medical Journal

Extract
The account which Mr Walley gave of the pressure put on him to agree to carry out abortion against his conscience is a more fully explained example of this method of appointing consultant gynaecologists than others recorded before. . . Whether a candidate believes that abortions should be on demand or restricted, he should answer the questions put to Mr Walley by saying, “I shall do what I think is right and best for each patient.” . . .Can the Department convince anyone that it will suppress dragooning of the kind that Mr. Walley and others have experienced, or should the Minister be taken to court for making a directive which takes away the benefit to Mr. Walley and others of the conscientious objection clause of the 1967 Abortion Act ?


Alston J. (Correspondence) A question of conscience. Br Med J. 1976;2(6026):43.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *