{"id":13653,"date":"1967-04-22T20:13:00","date_gmt":"1967-04-23T04:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13653"},"modified":"2023-01-23T20:49:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T04:49:34","slug":"correspondence-abortion-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13653","title":{"rendered":"(Correspondence) Abortion Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WJ Stanley<\/h4>\n\n\n
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It has gradually dawned upon the politicians that a doctor might have objections, and at a very late stage a ” conscience clause” has been included, but only against strong opposition. . . . The clause allows for objection on moral or religious grounds, but how does the doctor stand if he objects on clinical grounds ? As a psychiatrist, patients are referred to me for termination of pregnancy, usually the sole grounds for referral being that the patient is depressed as a result of having an unwanted pregnancy. Many psychiatrists consider that there are no, or virtually no, psychiatric grounds for termination of pregnancy, but how will the psychiatrist stand when the new Bill becomes law ? If he does not consider that there are adequate clinical grounds for termination of pregnancy, is he liable to be sued for negligence? The situation must have no parallel in the whole of the history of medicine, and clarification of the doctor’s position is, in my opinion, urgently needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Stanley W. (Correspondence) Abortion Bill.<\/a> Br Med Journal. 1967 Apr 22;2(5546):247. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

WJ Stanley ExtractIt has gradually dawned upon the politicians that a doctor might have objections, and at a very late stage a ” conscience clause” has been included, but only against strong opposition. . . . 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