{"id":16844,"date":"1974-10-01T21:15:00","date_gmt":"1974-10-02T04:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=16844"},"modified":"2024-11-28T21:22:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T05:22:22","slug":"abortion-and-conscience-clause-current-status","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=16844","title":{"rendered":"Abortion and Conscience Clause: Current Status"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dennis J Horan<\/h4>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"162\" height=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/catholiclawyer.jpg\" alt=\"The Catholic Lawyer\" class=\"wp-image-17352\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Catholic Lawyer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><br>The abortion controversy is currently in the coercive stage. The hard core proponents of legalized abortion are now busy opposing abortion legislation that keeps abortion in the criminal code, or that seeks to regulate abortion other than through the medical practice act. Their aim is the psychological satisfaction of making abortion not only legal, but morally acceptable to all but the cranky Catholics. Part of the plan includes opposition of conscience clauses. Obviously this latter stance smacks of a betrayal of their promise that their wish was only freedom now, and thus they are somewhat at a disadvantage before the courts, at least as far as the conscience clause is concerned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Horan DJ. <a href=\"https:\/\/scholarship.law.stjohns.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&amp;httpsredir=1&amp;article=1941&amp;context=tcl\">Abortion and Conscience Clause: Current Status<\/a>. Catholic Lawyer. 1974;20(4):289-302. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dennis J Horan AbstractThe abortion controversy is currently in the coercive stage. The hard core proponents of legalized abortion are now busy opposing abortion legislation that keeps abortion in the criminal code, or that seeks to regulate abortion other than through the medical practice act. 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