{"id":17243,"date":"1966-05-28T11:04:00","date_gmt":"1966-05-28T18:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=17243"},"modified":"2024-11-24T11:17:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T19:17:41","slug":"correspondence-abortion-law-reform-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=17243","title":{"rendered":"(Correspondence) Abortion law reform"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">H.J. Liebeshuetz<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"172\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/bmj.jpg\" alt=\"British Medical Journal, BMJ\" class=\"wp-image-11229\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">British Medical Journal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Extract<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is surprising that in the discussion on abortion law reform paediatricians have so far taken only a small part. Yet their work will be profoundly influenced by the change in moral attitudes which is behind the pressure to alter these laws. If it becomes generally accepted that any foetus that has, say, a 20% chance of being abnormal is killed, it may become difficult to defend the preserving of life in very premature babies, where the risk of abnormality is similar. . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Liebeshutetz HJ.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/PMC1844954\/pdf\/brmedj02552-0077d.pdf\">(Correspondence) Abortion law reform<\/a>.\u00a0 Br Med J. 1966 May 28; 1(5499): 1359<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>H.J. Liebeshuetz Extract It is surprising that in the discussion on abortion law reform paediatricians have so far taken only a small part. Yet their work will be profoundly influenced by the change in moral attitudes which is behind the pressure to alter these laws. 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