{"id":11929,"date":"1981-02-01T11:31:00","date_gmt":"1981-02-01T19:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=11929"},"modified":"2023-01-23T15:25:30","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T23:25:30","slug":"correspondence-the-abortion-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=11929","title":{"rendered":"(Correspondence) The abortion issue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Peter J Banks<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"171\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/cmaj.jpg\" alt=\"Canadian Medical Association Journal, CMAJ\" class=\"wp-image-11269\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Canadian Medical Association Journal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Extract<\/strong><br>The worst evil often comes clothed in righteousness. Examples abound &#8211; the burning of heretics, the Holy wars, the antisemitic massacres . . .  It is, therefore, with some dismay and resentment that I view the current attempts of the members of the so-called Pro-Life movement to force their views on others . . . . There is, of course, no absolute right or absolute wrong in the abortion issue. Within the medical profession strongly held opinions vary widely. Physicians who refuse to perform abortions are perhaps more respected than those who perform this unpleasant procedure, but there is no consensus. . . . perhaps the final decision should be made by the woman after all our advice has been given. A fetus is part of her body until it is born. Talk about fetal rights leads only to philosophic absurdity. When do the rights start? Should the unicellular zygote have the vote? If the fetus is old enough to be viable the profession takes every precaution to save it. . . .  Tolerance and compassion are unrecognized by fanatics. . . . I defend their right to hold to their beliefs, but we must all resist their attempts to dictate to others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Banks PJ. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC1705126\/pdf\/canmedaj01475-0025a.pdf\">(Correspondence) The abortion issue<\/a>. Can Med Assoc J. 1981;124(3):263. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peter J Banks ExtractThe worst evil often comes clothed in righteousness. Examples abound &#8211; the burning of heretics, the Holy wars, the antisemitic massacres . . . 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