Vol. 8 No. 2 (2005)
Reflections

Conscience and Compromise: Abortion and the Requirements of Justice in Medical Schools

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  • Kevin Belgrave, BA
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26443/mjm.v8i2.505

Published 2020-12-01

Keywords

  • abortion,
  • student,
  • rights,
  • medico-legal,
  • medical ethics

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Belgrave K. Conscience and Compromise: Abortion and the Requirements of Justice in Medical Schools. McGill J Med [Internet]. 2020 Dec. 1 [cited 2025 Oct. 7];8(2). Available from: https://mjm.mcgill.ca/article/view/505
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References

  1. "A physician should not be compelled to participate in the termination of a pregnancy." Canadian Medical Association.
  2. Policy statement. Induced Abortion. Ottawa: Dec 15, 1988.
  3. "No discrimination should be directed against doctors who do not perform or assist at induced abortions." Ibid.
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  9. This is the principal argument of curriculum change advocates Medical Students for Choice. Medical Students for Choice.
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  11. A 1988 Planned Parenthood study numbered the percentage of abortions done for women's "health problems" at 3%. See: Forrest J, Torres A. Why Do Women Have Abortions? Family Planning Perspectives; 1988, 24(4): 169-176. In addition, Dr. Warren Hern, in his medical textbook Abortion Practice, notes: "A study of motivations for abortion has found that the majority are sought for socio-economic reasons." Hern W. Abortion Practice. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott; 1990.
  12. Canada. Official Opposition Finance Critic. News Release. CARAL Admits that Abortion Done for Socio-economic Reasons. Ottawa: October 31, 2001.
  13. The Alan Guttmacher Institute. Facts in Brief. Induced Abortion. New York: January 2003