{"id":13621,"date":"1969-02-22T19:15:00","date_gmt":"1969-02-23T03:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13621"},"modified":"2023-01-23T22:03:55","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T06:03:55","slug":"correspondence-abortions-and-gynaecological-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13621","title":{"rendered":"(Correspondence) Abortions and Gynaecological Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DHK Soltau, WJ Baker<\/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>Already we are finding that the impact of the Abortion Act is making great demands on hospital beds and operating time, and we agree wholeheartedly with Mr. Lewis&#8217;s statement to the effect that the whole character of the gynaecologist&#8217;s outpatient work has altered because of the numerous requests for termination at almost every session.<\/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>Soltau D, Baker W. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC1982588\/pdf\/brmedj02020-0082c.pdf\">(Correspondence) Abortions and Gynaecological Practice<\/a>. 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