{"id":13162,"date":"1977-04-23T23:46:00","date_gmt":"1977-04-24T07:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13162"},"modified":"2023-01-23T15:27:16","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T23:27:16","slug":"correspondence-abortion-a-positive-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13162","title":{"rendered":"(Correspondence) Abortion &#8211; a positive experience?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Helen Cvejic,  Irene Lipper,  Robert A Kinch,  Peter Benjamin<\/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>We agree with Mr. Matthews that these are valid concerns to consider as part of the abortion experience; they are being expressed by physicians, theologians and patients. Nevertheless, we, with our limited ability and knowledge, considered it our responsibility to study the effect of abortion on the patients in an adolescent clinic population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Cvejic H, Lipper I, Kinch RA, Benjamin P. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC1879372\/pdf\/canmedaj01502-0015d.pdf\">(Correspondence) Abortion &#8211; a positive experience?<\/a>. Can Med Assoc J. 1977;116(8):836-837. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Helen Cvejic, Irene Lipper, Robert A Kinch, Peter Benjamin ExtractWe agree with Mr. Matthews that these are valid concerns to consider as part of the abortion experience; they are being expressed by physicians, theologians and patients. 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