British medical group asks members not to report illegal abortions
January 26, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has encouraged doctors in the United Kingdom not to report illegal abortions, saying that “the ‘safety of the fetus’ is not a valid reason [for a report to police] because in law the fetus does not have personhood status.”
The advice was reportedly written by Dr. Jonathan Lord, who co-chairs the British Society of Abortion Providers.
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Posted by: Randal Mandock -
Jan. 26, 2024 4:59 PM ET USA
That's the key: personhood status. Legal personhood. Biological personhood. Religious personhood. Constitutional personhood. God alone is the answer. There can be no convincing argument in favor of personhood without reference to a creator and sustainer God. Personhood is like rights. According to reason, Catholicism, and the Declaration of Independence, true rights transcend political disputations, are prior to the designs of men, and are therefore "unalienable". A true person has true rights.
