Gareth Lloyd
Extract
Dr. W. J. Stanley (22 April, p. 247) raises the question of the legal position of the doctor refusing to accede to the termination of a pregnancy on medical grounds. Let us be clear in our minds that, once the Bill becomes law, any doctor refusing to consider abortion on medical or social grounds could be liable to be prosecuted for negligence. . .
Lloyd G. (Correspondence) Abortion Bill. Br Med J. 1967 May 20; 2(5550): 511