Service, not Servitude
The Times
Some hospitals are having “difficulty” providing abortion services because of the number of staff who are objecting.
Cliona Murphy, chairwoman of the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, said that in some cases it had been difficult to find enough staff to carry out a surgical abortion. . .[Full text]
Irish Medical Times
The Medical Council has deleted four paragraphs of its ethical guide and amended another to remove “any conflict” with the newly introduced legislation facilitating for the medical termination of pregnancy. . . [T]he Council confirmed its Ethics Working Group is continuing to work on the Guide. . . . [Full text]
thejournal.ie
MEMBERS OF THE Institute of Obstetricians and Gynecologists – the national training body for obstetricians and gynaecologists — have raised concerns about the short length of time between signing and enactment of legislation for abortion services in Ireland.
Speaking on Morning Ireland, director Dr Cliona Murphy expressed the institution’s wish that there had been a longer lead-in time for hospitals instead of the 1 January deadline imposed by the Minister for Health. . . [Full text]
AusDoc.PLUS
Euthanasia drugs will be delivered directly to patients using a mobile delivery service when Victoria’s voluntary assisted dying scheme starts later this year.
The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne, which has been given sole responsibility for importing, storing, preparing and dispensing the medications, says it will deliver the drugs to patients living in rural Victoria or who are too sick to travel to pick up the drugs themselves. . . [Full text]
The Irish Catholic
Large numbers of GPs are not signing up to be part of abortion provision because of the “disdain” they have been shown by Government as well as, or because of, their pro-life stance, according to a Kerry-based general practitioner.
So far under 10% of Ireland’s GPs have agreed to perform medical abortions since the legislation was implemented. . . [Full text]