tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654455663519806899.post450420287087466059..comments2023-11-09T02:43:59.293-08:00Comments on Christian Medical Comment: Glasgow health board again tries to force midwives to supervise abortionsPeter Saundershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17222354018504253042noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654455663519806899.post-58068465062101937902013-06-11T23:49:40.392-07:002013-06-11T23:49:40.392-07:00Option C allows for 'reasonable accommodation&...Option C allows for 'reasonable accommodation' which is the only option possible that safeguards conscience when abortion is legal. But the main practical problem is that abortion has been made part of healthcare inevitably creating conflicts of this kind. If euthanasia were to be legalised in the same way we would see similar conflicts.Peter Saundershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17222354018504253042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2654455663519806899.post-55880407502326495482013-06-11T16:39:45.815-07:002013-06-11T16:39:45.815-07:00If I do not physically take part in a robbery, but...If I do not physically take part in a robbery, but knowingly provide the thieves with information or equipment to enable them to perform the crime, or provide the get away car or help conceal or dispose of the loot, I am guilty under uk law as if I had been on the premises myself.<br />So if it is accepted that in some people's opinion, abortion is as morally unacceptable as robbery, then asking them to aid and abett the abortion is a denial of the right of conscientious objection.<br />So the only logical positions are<br />A. Abortion is ok, and nobody should be allowed to object, in which case there is no such thing as religious freedom,<br />B. Abortion is immoral and should only be allowed in exceptional circumstances eg to save the life of the mother,<br />C. Society accepts that there are differing opinions, and those with a conscientious objection should not be forced into participating in any way against their religious beliefs, but this should not prevent them from doing their job.<br />The idea of midwives, trained and employed to support women in safe pregnancy and childbirth, having terminating pregnancies as part of their duties seems bizarre.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17193840510591876503noreply@blogger.com