{"id":5342,"date":"2014-04-29T01:41:55","date_gmt":"2014-04-29T08:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=5342"},"modified":"2018-03-08T16:57:10","modified_gmt":"2018-03-09T00:57:10","slug":"doctors-who-oppose-morning-after-pill-on-conscience-grounds-face-qualifications-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.consciencelaws.org\/?p=5342","title":{"rendered":"Doctors who oppose morning-after pill on conscience grounds face qualifications bar"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Guidelines confirm that doctors and nurses who oppose controversial emergency contraception on &#8216;moral or religious&#8217; grounds cannot receive key specialist qualifications<\/h2>\n<p><em>The Telegraph<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"author\">John Bingham<\/p>\n<p>Doctors and nurses who object to providing controversial emergency contraception on moral or religious grounds are being barred from specialist professional qualifications under official guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>They class Roman Catholics and others motivated by pro-life beliefs as &#8220;ineligible&#8221; for important qualifications provided by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) even if they complete the training programme.<\/p>\n<p>It led to accusations that the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, a branch of the RCOG, is unfairly discriminating against medical staff who act on grounds of conscience. 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