{"id":13212,"date":"1966-07-23T15:02:00","date_gmt":"1966-07-23T22:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13212"},"modified":"2023-01-29T15:56:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T23:56:34","slug":"correspondence-therapeutic-abortion-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13212","title":{"rendered":"(Correspondence) Therapeutic Abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Liam H Wright<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"172\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bmj.jpg\" alt=\"British Medical Journal, BMJ\" class=\"wp-image-11229\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">British Medical Journal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Extract<\/strong><br>Dr. D. G. Withers (16 April, p. 978) questions the right of a gynaecologist to &#8221; refuse to do the work he is employed to do on the grounds of moral prejudice.&#8221; I would question Dr. Withers&#8217;s knowledge of the current medical status of termination of pregnancy. I would question, too, his use of the words &#8221; moral prejudice.&#8221; As it is axiomatic that in medical discussions on this subject a Catholic is held incapable of an objective and unbiased view, my personal opinions will carry no weight with Dr. Withers. He should know, however, that there is no indication for termination of pregnancy about which there is universal agreement among gynaecologists (or other doctors). For each and every suggested indication there is a substantial body of competent informed non-Catholic medical opinion which opposes termination. These doctors, too, may be accused of (or praised for) moral prejudice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Wright LH.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC1943206\/pdf\/brmedj02351-0076b.pdf\"> (Correspondence) Therapeutic Abortion<\/a>. Br Med J. 1966 Jul 23;5507):240. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liam H Wright ExtractDr. D. G. Withers (16 April, p. 978) questions the right of a gynaecologist to &#8221; refuse to do the work he is employed to do on the grounds of moral prejudice.&#8221; I would question Dr. Withers&#8217;s knowledge of the current medical status of termination of pregnancy. 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