{"id":13562,"date":"1988-06-15T18:49:00","date_gmt":"1988-06-16T01:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13562"},"modified":"2023-01-24T18:29:29","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T02:29:29","slug":"correspondence-abortion-is-it-time-for-doctors-to-get-off-the-fence-dr-sim-responds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13562","title":{"rendered":"(Correspondence) Abortion: Is it time for doctors to get off the fence? Dr. Sim responds"},"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>All medical procedures should have proper medical indications; and when these indications are being abused strict guidelines are laid down by the profession; those who ignore them are censured. . . .Bart would have abortion specifically excluded from such guidelines, yet abortion carries certain death for the fetus as well as hazards for the pregnant woman. Medical ethics are specifically designed to curb unwholesome and dangerous medical practices. . . abortion on nonmedical grounds, which includes most, is a male- inspired maneuver. . .<\/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\/PMC1267922\/pdf\/cmaj00169-0015c.pdf\">(Correspondence) Abortion: Is it time for doctors to get off the fence?<\/a> Dr. Sim responds. Can Med Assoc J. 1988 Jun 15;139(4):1085. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Myre Sim ExtractAll medical procedures should have proper medical indications; and when these indications are being abused strict guidelines are laid down by the profession; those who ignore them are censured. . . .Bart would have abortion specifically excluded from such guidelines, yet abortion carries certain death for the fetus as well as hazards for &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13562\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;(Correspondence) Abortion: Is it time for doctors to get off the fence? 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