{"id":12768,"date":"1978-04-22T18:45:00","date_gmt":"1978-04-23T02:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=12768"},"modified":"2023-02-07T11:11:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T19:11:36","slug":"correspondence-the-code-of-ethcs-abortion-referral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=12768","title":{"rendered":"(Correspondence) The Code of ethcs: abortion referral"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Paul Cameron, May Cohen, Linda Rapson,  Wendell W Watters (Doctors for the Repeal of the Abortion Law)<\/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>Mr. Geekie explains that the ethics committee changed the code to prevent patients from being &#8220;abandoned &#8211; a result that was not in keeping with the tenets of the profession.&#8221; . . . If the profession follows Mr. Geekie&#8217;s guidelines the new code will result in a lower level of care for Canadian women faced with unwanted pregnancies. Antiabortion physicians now have an ethical green light to send such women on an endless round of pointless, time-consuming referrals until it may be too late to interrupt the pregnancy. . . .If ambiguity exists in the present code of ethics it should be eliminated, if necessary by return to the old code, which allowed women to find their own way to help without this form of &#8220;assistance&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Cameron P, Cohen M, Rapson L, Watters WW. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC1818248\/pdf\/canmedaj01420-0018b.pdf\">(Correspondence) The Code of ethcs: abortion referral.<\/a> Can Med Assoc J. 1978 Apr 22;118(8):890, 895.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul Cameron, May Cohen, Linda Rapson, Wendell W Watters (Doctors for the Repeal of the Abortion Law) ExtractMr. Geekie explains that the ethics committee changed the code to prevent patients from being &#8220;abandoned &#8211; a result that was not in keeping with the tenets of the profession.&#8221; . . . 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