{"id":13560,"date":"1988-04-15T18:48:00","date_gmt":"1988-04-16T01:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13560"},"modified":"2023-01-24T18:36:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T02:36:41","slug":"abortion-it-is-time-for-doctors-to-get-off-the-fence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13560","title":{"rendered":"Abortion: it is time for doctors to get off the fence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Myre Sim<\/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>When Germany occupied Holland during the Second World War, it declared that it would introduce its Nuremberg Laws. They allowed for the sterilization and liquidation of the &#8220;unfit&#8221; and other acts that were later declared crimes against humanity. . . .Dutch physicians declared that they had to accept the fact they were living in an occupied country during wartime and were, therefore, bound by certain laws, but they reaffirmed their responsibility to respect all human life. They would not yield on the issue. . . . Dutch doctors preserved their ethical code. . . .[a] medical procedure [that] involves the destruction of human life. . . strikes at the roots of medical ethics: respect for human life. I consider abortion on demand the precursor of euthanasia on demand. . . Are doctors to wait to see which way things are going before they decide which path to follow, or should they take a lead in restoring honour to the profession?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Sim M. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC1267791\/pdf\/cmaj00165-0072.pdf\">Abortion: it is time for doctors to get off the fence<\/a>. Can Med Assoc J. 1988 Apr 15;138(8):742-743. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Myre Sim ExtractWhen Germany occupied Holland during the Second World War, it declared that it would introduce its Nuremberg Laws. 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