{"id":11971,"date":"1975-01-11T11:49:00","date_gmt":"1975-01-11T19:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=11971"},"modified":"2023-01-23T15:32:49","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T23:32:49","slug":"correspondence-therapeutic-abortion-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=11971","title":{"rendered":"(Correspondence) Therapeutic abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Heiko Baunemann<\/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 history of the Nazi era reminds us of the tendency in man to abuse and enslave his brothers. . .  Canadian doctors have performed approximately 150 000 abortions. They are acting freely and voluntarily. I do not believe that their actions can be defended by moral men. It is true that there are good men among them, men who are motivated by the highest ideals, but as a social group I view them as mass killers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Baunemann H. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC1956040\/pdf\/canmedaj01526-0029a.pdf\">(Correspondence) Therapeutic abortion<\/a>. Can Med Assoc J. 1975;112(1):27. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heiko Baunemann ExtractThe history of the Nazi era reminds us of the tendency in man to abuse and enslave his brothers. . . Canadian doctors have performed approximately 150 000 abortions. They are acting freely and voluntarily. I do not believe that their actions can be defended by moral men. 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