{"id":13627,"date":"1993-06-15T19:18:00","date_gmt":"1993-06-16T02:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13627"},"modified":"2023-01-23T21:27:55","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T05:27:55","slug":"correspondence-abortion-debate-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13627","title":{"rendered":"(Correspondence) Abortion debate continues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Linda Spano,  Michael Brennan<\/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>. . .  we all &#8211; including Reynolds &#8211; operate from a biased set of basic assumptions. Is it really antireligious to suggest that the antiabortion forces are largely motivated by fundamental religious views that represent fixed basic assumptions? We think not. . . . Medical intervention includes helping people achieve their potential according to their own objectives as well as many other &#8220;appropriate&#8221; activities, such as the therapeutic termination of pregnancy. . . .The abortion debate is not entirely about abortion or religion, nor is it even a debate. . . the argument is about the freedom of choice and the access of all Canadian women to safe, competent medical care and about the refusal of most Canadians to submit to the irrational demands of a vociferous minority. . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Spano L, Brennan M. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC1485308\/pdf\/cmaj00268-0016b.pdf\">(Correspondence) Abortion debate continues<\/a>. Can Med Assoc J. 1993 Jun 15;148(12):2112-2113. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Linda Spano, Michael Brennan Extract. . . we all &#8211; including Reynolds &#8211; operate from a biased set of basic assumptions. Is it really antireligious to suggest that the antiabortion forces are largely motivated by fundamental religious views that represent fixed basic assumptions? We think not. . . . 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