{"id":16974,"date":"1981-10-15T13:39:00","date_gmt":"1981-10-15T20:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=16974"},"modified":"2023-02-10T20:07:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-11T04:07:22","slug":"statement-on-abortion-canadian-physicians-for-life-medecins-du-quebec-pour-le-respect-de-la-vie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=16974","title":{"rendered":"Statement on abortion (Canadian Physicians for Life, M\u00e9decins du Qu\u00e9bec pour le respect de la vie)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Walter J Kazun, Rene Jutras<\/p>\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>(Published in response to CMA policy that abortion can be justified on medical or non-medical social grounds)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Extract<\/strong><br>Be it resolved that we as members of the CMA as well as members of the Canadian Physicians for Life and Les Medecins du Quebec for le Respect de la Vie: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* Reject the pro-abortion stand of the CMA . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* Support fully the strong stand of some of the hospital boards . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* Deplore the pressure being brought to bear on the democratic as well as moral rights of hospital boards by some of our colleagues . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>* Assert that any future statements made by CMA should reflect the views of the great number of doctors who respect human life . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Kazun WJ, Jutras R. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC1862712\/pdf\/canmedaj01353-0120.pdf\">Statement on abortion (Canadian Physicians for Life, M\u00e9decins du Qu\u00e9bec pour le respect de la vie)<\/a>. 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