{"id":5339,"date":"2014-04-22T01:10:20","date_gmt":"2014-04-22T08:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=5339"},"modified":"2018-03-08T16:58:21","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T00:58:21","slug":"scandal-of-the-doctors-who-were-let-off-after-approving-abortions-for-women-theyd-never-even-met","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=5339","title":{"rendered":"Scandal of the doctors who were let off after approving abortions for women they’d never even met"},"content":{"rendered":"
67 doctors were identified in an investigation by NHS watchdog<\/strong><\/h6>\n
Care Quality Commission said they illegally signed blank abortion forms<\/strong><\/h6>\n
But none of them will be brought before a fitness to practise hearing<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Daily Mail<\/em><\/p>\n

Simon Caldwell<\/p>\n

Dozens of doctors found to be signing off abortions for women they had never met will not face any disciplinary action, it was revealed yesterday.<\/p>\n

The 67 doctors were identified in an investigation by NHS watchdog the Care Quality Commission as having illegally signed blank abortion forms, which should be filled in only once they have a thorough understanding of a woman’s circumstances.<\/p>\n

One of the doctors had signed so many blank forms that they were still being used by the abortion clinic four years after he left.<\/p>\n

All 67 were referred to the General Medical Council but a Freedom of Information request has now established that none of them will be brought before a fitness to practise hearing, where they could be disciplined, suspended, or struck off.<\/p>\n

The GMC has also refused to pass the names to the police, even though the offence can merit a jail sentence. [Full Text<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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