Dear AAPLOG Colleague, We are updating our website “Find a Physician” page. If you are a prolife doctor who does obstetrics, you can get on this page simply by requesting to. Hit “Reply,” and write your name, specialty (OBGyn, FP), City-State, phone #, and website. NOTICE: we have just added the “website” section, so if […]
(Strasbourg, France) — The European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) is extremely pleased with a decision by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe reaffirming the fundamental right to freedom of conscience for medical professionals. On October 7th, The McCafferty Report on “Women’s access to lawful medical care: the problem of unregulated
Dear Prolife Colleague. Two days ago we sent you news that the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, which groups 47 countries, would debate and put to vote a resolution to “regulate the right to conscientious objection” in the field of health care. It was chilling in its threat to doctors’ conscience rights in
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An attack against the right of conscientious objection was defeated today in the Council of Europe: “The Assembly today emphasized the need to affirm the right of conscientious objection in lawful medical care. At the end of a debate on the subject during which the text presented by the Committee on Social Affairs was substantially
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On October 7, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, which groups 47 countries, debated and put to vote a resolution to “regulate the right to conscientious objection” in the field of health care. The original document would have severely restricted the physicians’ conscience rights in healthcare decision making. But a group of courageous,
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Account by one of the members of the Parliament. European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) extremely pleased that The Parliamentary Assembly affirms, defends and promotes the right to conscientious objection of medical staff. More details on the victory on conscientious objection at Council of Europe. Lifesite news account of EU vote.
Dear ProLife Colleague, You remember the ACOG Ethics Committee Opinion #385, The Limits of Conscientious Refusal in Reproductive Medicine, November 2007. It told us an ethical doctor would not refuse to refer for abortions, and would even locate his/her practice in proximity to an abortion clinic for the convenience of his patients. No kidding. Read
The recent history of conscience rules A Letter from our Med Student/Resident Liaison Advice from your peers regarding abortion related assignments Residencies accepting of a Hippocratic medical applicant, Jan 2010 A case of discrimination during training
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The recent history of conscience rules A Letter to ObGyn Residents From AAPLOG Advice from your peers regarding abortion related assignments Residencies accepting of a Hippocratic medical applicant, Jan 2010 A case of discrimination during training
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Missy Davert is 2 feet 11 inches tall. Her short stature is due to over 200 fractures she has sustained She has a brittle bone disease called osteogenesis imperfecta. She and her husband became pregnant, and when twins were found in her womb, the outlook for her pregnancy was grim. This was a high risk