AC Hayes
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If therapeutic abortion in a healthy person presents a complex sociocultural problem, as Dr. Rapp claims (Can Med Assoc J 112: 682, 1975), the decision as to whether or not an abortion should be performed should be made by an expert in sociocultural problems, not by the patient and not by the physician.
Hayes AC. (Correspondence) Therapeutic abortion. Can Med Assoc J. 1975 May 17;112(10):1166.