Catholic doctor fired in Poland for refusing to perform abortion

[trotsky]

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/07/09/catholic_doctor_fired_in_poland_for_refusing_to_perform_abortion.html

WARSAW, POLAND—Warsaw’s mayor said Wednesday that she fired the head of a maternity hospital who refused to perform or facilitate an abortion of a badly deformed fetus for reasons of conscience.

The case — which saw the recently delivered baby put under intensive care with major brain and skull deformity — has stirred debate, raising questions about the boundaries of faith in public life in a country that is traditionally Catholic but increasingly becoming secular.

Mayor Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz said she fired obstetrician Bogdan Chazan, a declared Catholic. She said a review showed that Chazan refused to perform an abortion toward the end of the legally allowed period and failed to advise the woman on where an abortion was available and on the approaching deadline.

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Pregnancies in Poland can be terminated before the 24th week if the fetus is in seriously poor health. A doctor can refuse for reasons of conscience, but has a legal obligation to direct the patient to another doctor.

Misleading headline - what got him fired was clearly the bolded part above. But like the Hobby Lobby decision, people in power are putting their religious beliefs above the law. Thankfully in Poland the law won.

[Humanist_Activist]

1. This doctor should never practice again, they obviously value their religion over the needs of...

patients.

This is simply inexcusable.