R.E. Bowden, A.M. Pantin
Extract
. . .A Bill seeking to reform the law governing abortion is now in the committee stage. The apparently increasing requests for abortion, the legal anomalies, and the practice of abortion by unskilled persons dictate the presentation of this interim report, despite the present dearth of factual information. . .Matters on which the Committee is Agreed . . . (8) No doctor or patient should be required to act against conscience in this matter of termination of pregnancy. . .
Bowden RE, Pantin AM. Abortion law reform: memorandum prepared by a sub-committee of the Medical Women’s Federation. Br Med J. 1966 December 17; 2(5528): 1512–1514