{"id":11903,"date":"1968-06-01T11:14:00","date_gmt":"1968-06-01T18:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=11903"},"modified":"2023-01-23T15:45:09","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T23:45:09","slug":"correspondence-risks-of-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=11903","title":{"rendered":"(Correspondence) Risks of Abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">K Vernon Bailey<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"172\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bmj.jpg\" alt=\"British Medical Journal, BMJ\" class=\"wp-image-11229\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">British Medical Journal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Extract<\/strong><br>Although the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists considers that most cases will be referred to N.H.S. hospitals and will come under the care of consultant gynaecologists, it is nevertheless probable that some will be admitted to &#8221; a place approved for the purpose by the Ministry of Health or the Secretary of State,&#8221; and additionally may not come under the care of a trained and experienced obstetrician. Therein to my mind lies a danger to these women, as the numbers seeking abortion continues to increase and as hospital beds become so severely taxed as to necessitate delay in admission. The difference between the risks of the operation in the early weeks and in the weeks between the ninth and the fourteenth is considerable, and after this point an abdominal approach must be considered. . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For these reasons, in my earlier letter I feared the possibility of panic measures leading to unethical surgery in inadequate surroundings (apart from authorized units) and stressed the need for the hospital consultant to be directly concerned in all cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Bailey KV. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC1991843\/pdf\/brmedj02086-0077a.pdf\">(Correspondence) Risks of Abortion<\/a>. Br Med J. 1968;2(5604):557. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>K Vernon Bailey ExtractAlthough the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists considers that most cases will be referred to N.H.S. hospitals and will come under the care of consultant gynaecologists, it is nevertheless probable that some will be admitted to &#8221; a place approved for the purpose by the Ministry of Health or the Secretary &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=11903\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;(Correspondence) Risks of 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