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Wendell W Watters<\/h4>\n\n\n
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The recent special report “Abortion: a review of CMA policy and positions” by D. A. Geekie (Can Med Assoc J ill: 474, 1974) has left many members of the CMA and many other Canadians with a feeling of confusion and a deep sense of betrayal. If this idiosyncratic interpretation of the CMA policy on abortion does reflect the official views of the organization, many physicians will seriously question their association with and participation in the activities of that body. . . .. We categorically reject Mr. Geekie’s interpretation of the CMA position on abortion, and demand that the executive of the organization repudiate this document and reissue a statement that clearly puts forth a rational statement of policy on abortion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Watters WW. (Correspondence) CMA policy on abortion<\/a>. Can Med Assoc J. 1974 Nov 02;111(9):900-902. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wendell W Watters ExtractThe recent special report “Abortion: a review of CMA policy and positions” by D. A. Geekie (Can Med Assoc J ill: 474, 1974) has left many members of the CMA and many other Canadians with a feeling of confusion and a deep sense of betrayal. If this idiosyncratic interpretation of the CMA … Continue reading “(Correspondence) CMA policy on abortion”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,554,882],"tags":[1768,1603,1602],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-13378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-abortion","category-ethics","category-journals-correspondence","tag-canadian-medical-association","tag-da-geekie","tag-wendell-w-watters"],"yoast_head":"\r\n(Correspondence) CMA policy on abortion - Protection of Conscience Project Library<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We reject Mr. Geekie's interpretation of the CMA's abortion policy. 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