Bill to give medical staff right to refuse role in abortions condemned

The bill would expand rights of conscientious objection for healthcare professionals

Pro-choice groups have condemned an attempt to create new laws that would allow doctors and nurses to refuse to take part in abortions on moral grounds.

A private bill going through the House of Lords which would expand rights of conscientious objection for healthcare professionals has been dismissed as unnecessary by abortion providers and campaigners.

Continue reading... March 21, 2018 at 03:32PM