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RN Borsch<\/h4>\n\n\n
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However, he seems to have confused morality with the religious (and more specifically Roman Catholic) stand against destroying a living entity. Thus, his letter is an attempt to deal with the therapeutic abortion problem on religious grounds. . . I also take issue with Dr.Coffey’s comment that the medical indications for therapeutic abortion are ”mainly psychiatric.” Psychiatric indications are actually just as many as medical, which are few, if any. However, it is the psychiatrist who is thrust in the breach of the current legislation and must take liberties to interpret the law to fit his own patient. . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Borsch R. (Correspondence) Therapeutic Abortion<\/a>. Can. Med. Assoc. J.. 1970;102(6):642. Available from: <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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