Legal Aspects of Abortion
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Take the work entitled Medical Ethics, published in 1957 under the editorship of Dr. Maurice Davidson. The chapter on abortion is contributed by Dr. F. W. Roques, and the exposition of the law by this eminent obstetric surgeon is truly astonishingDr. Roques sets out the provision in the Act of 1861 which makes the procurement of abortion a felony, and states: "It must be clearly understood that there are no exceptions to the rule : it necessarily follows that every time abortion is induced, for whatever reason, a felonious act of considerable magnitude is perpetrated. Nevertheless, in cases in which pregnancy is terminated for medical indications in good faith by reputable practitioners the police never take proceedings."
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