Abortion II

[Insidious Rex]

Originally Posted by Curufin

I can see both sides on that - it's similar to the controversy here in the US a while back that Walgreen's pharmacists don't have to dispense contraceptives to patients if they have moral objections.

And although I can see both sides, mostly I disagree with this, and here's why. It is not the place of the doctor (or pharmacist) to make moral judgments for the patient. If something is legal, and a patient goes to a doctor/pharmacist requesting a legal procedure, then they have the right to receive that service.

Wait… perhaps Im missing something but why in the world would you go to a doctor not for an abortion unless you know they are in that line of business? Does anyone really just randomly target any doctor in the phone book and demand an abortion? Wouldn’t you want a specialist in that considering the danger of the procedure? I mean I wouldn’t insist angrily that my proctologist do triple bypass on me… And why in the world would someone call themselves an abortion doctor if they have a moral objection to abortion? This seems to me much ado about nothing. If you want an abortion find a womans clinic or abortion specialist you know performs that kind of service. Or is it because its been “illegal” that no one is in the book for that?