{"id":17266,"date":"1966-07-23T11:38:00","date_gmt":"1966-07-23T18:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=17266"},"modified":"2024-11-25T11:46:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T19:46:05","slug":"correspondence-therapeutic-abortion-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.consciencelaws.org\/?p=17266","title":{"rendered":"(Correspondence) Therapeutic abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">H.C. McLaren<\/h4>\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>The Abortion Law reformers will not be pleased with the moderate proposals put forward by Dr. E. A. Gerrard and his Special Committee (2 July, p. 40), although the proposals will be greeted with relief by most  gynaecologists. The recommendations amount to the giving of power over the life of the foetus to two practitioners, one of whom should be a gynaecologist, both, of course, acting in good faith. . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>McLaren HC,  <a href=\"https:\/\/pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/articles\/instance\/1943241\/pdf\/brmedj02351-0076a.pdf\">(Correspondence) Therapeutic abortion<\/a>.\u00a0 Br Med J. 1966 July 23; 2(5507): 240<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>H.C. McLaren Extract The Abortion Law reformers will not be pleased with the moderate proposals put forward by Dr. E. A. Gerrard and his Special Committee (2 July, p. 40), although the proposals will be greeted with relief by most gynaecologists. 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