(July 1, 2014 at 6:05 pm)Beccs Wrote:(July 1, 2014 at 6:01 pm)blackout94 Wrote: No but if they believe abortion equals murder or at least is ethically contrary to the doctor's ethical code/principles (this was discussed after abortion was legalized) they have the right to refuse it, you can't force someone to go against their convictions, it's called objection of conscience. Some of them are not really against abortion, but simply have some doubts and are not comfortable doing it. Specialized clinics have doctors or nurses that perform abortions without problems, this why we solve the problem of some doctors being against it.
The reflection of 3 days is mandatory to make sure there is no going back, they just don't want people (women) to regret their decisions, it's merely a safety mechanism, a psychologist will just listen to the woman and her arguments and then advise impartially without taking a pro life or pro choice stance
I'll remember that next time I'm required to perform surgery on some criminal.
"Objection of conscience". . .
C'mon you are comparing two different situations. Performing a surgery means saving a life, nothing else is at stake. Performing an abortion for some people means murdering or taking/terminating a life. You might not like it or disagree but people have the right to be against the ethics of abortion, if a doctor doesn't want to perform it, why force them? Just like I can refuse to go to war because my ethics are against it, I can refuse to marry 2 gays if my religion is against it, I can refuse to provide military service if my ethics is against it, the list goes on. In a democratic state ruled by the law according to fundamental rights people have the right to not get their principles hurt trough coercion.
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you
