Declaration of Oslo on Therapeutic Abortion (2006)
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Secretariat Revision (Oct. 2016)
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INTRODUCTION
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1. The WMA requires the physician to maintain
respect for human life.
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(Moved to Recommendation 1)
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2. Circumstances bringing the interests of a mother
into conflict with the interests of her unborn child create
a dilemma and raise the question as to whether or not the
pregnancy should be deliberately terminated.
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Circumstances bringing the interests of a mother into
conflict with the interests of her unborn child create a dilemma
and raise the question as to whether or not the pregnancy should
be deliberately terminated. Diversity
of responses to such situations is due in part to the diversity
of attitudes towards the life of the unborn child.
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3. Diversity of responses
to such situations is due in part to the diversity of
attitudes towards the life of the unborn child.
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(Combined above with 2006 paragraph 2)
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This is a matter of individual conviction and conscience
that must be respected.
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(Moved to Recommendation 2)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
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1. The WMA requires the physician to maintain respect
for human life.
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2. This is a matter of individual conviction and
conscience that must be respected.
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4. It is not the role of the medical profession to
determine the attitudes and rules of any particular sate or
community in this matter, but it is our duty
to attempt both to ensure
the protection of our patients and to safeguard the rights
of the physician within society.
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3. It is not the role of the medical profession to
determine the attitudes and rules of any particular sate or
community in this matter, but it is our duty
to attempt to ensure both the
protection of our patients and to safeguard the rights of the
physician within society.
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5. Therefore, where the law allows therapeutic
abortion to be performed, the procedure should be performed
by a physician competent to do so
in premises approved by the
appropriate authority.
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4. Therefore, where the law allows therapeutic abortion
to be performed, the procedure should be performed by a
competent physician in
an environment conforming to minimal
medical standards and approved by the appropriate
authority.
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6. If the physician’s convictions do not allow him
or her to advise or perform an abortion, he or she may
withdraw while ensuring the continuity of medical care by a
qualified colleague.
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5. If the physician's convictions do not allow him or
her to advise or perform an abortion, he or she may withdraw
while ensuring the continuity of medical care by a qualified
colleague.
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