Conscientious objection to abortion, the law and its implementation in Victoria, Australia: perspectives of abortion service providers

Conscientious objection to abortion, the law and its implementation in Victoria, Australia: perspectives of abortion service providers

Abstract Background In Victoria, Australia, the law regulating abortion was reformed in 2008, and a clause (‘Section 8’) was introduced requiring doctors with a conscientious objection to abortion to refer women to another provider. This study reports the views of abortion experts on the operation o...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Louise Anne Keogh, Lynn Gillam, Marie Bismark, Kathleen McNamee, Amy Webster, Christine Bayly, Danielle Newton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Medical Ethics
Subjects:
Abortion
Conscientious objection
Qualitative methods
Regulation
Health services
Law reform
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12910-019-0346-1

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12910-019-0346-1

Similar Items