{"id":13709,"date":"1990-02-15T20:36:00","date_gmt":"1990-02-16T04:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13709"},"modified":"2023-01-23T15:11:53","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T23:11:53","slug":"news-cma-brief-slams-abortion-bill-says-legislation-not-needed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=13709","title":{"rendered":"(News) CMA brief slams abortion bill, says legislation not needed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Patrick Sullivan<\/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>The CMA has proposed an amendment that would make abortion an indictable offence &#8220;unless [it] is induced by or under the direction of a medical practitioner in accordance with generally accepted standards of the medical profession&#8221;. The association has also asked that a new section be added to protect patients, hospitals and physicians from the &#8220;threat and costs of unjustified, politically or harassment-inspired criminal charges&#8221;. That amendment would mean that no prosecution could be instituted under the new law without consent of an attorney general. The CMA thinks this would help eliminate the laying of frivolous charges by antiabortionists . . . <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Sullivan P. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC1451801\/pdf\/cmaj00209-0107.pdf\">CMA brief slams abortion bill, says legislation not needed<\/a>. Can Med Assoc J. 1990;142(4):377-378. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patrick Sullivan ExtractThe CMA has proposed an amendment that would make abortion an indictable offence &#8220;unless [it] is induced by or under the direction of a medical practitioner in accordance with generally accepted standards of the medical profession&#8221;. 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