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Some doctors and midwives are suffering “serious disadvantage and discrimination” for their beliefs over abortion and other medical activities, peers have been told.<\/p>\n

Baroness O’Loan also claimed young healthcare professionals are leaving the UK as they cannot carry out certain tasks, arguing there is a need to “reestablish legal protection” for medical conscientious objections.<\/p>\n

The Crossbench peer’s Conscientious Objection (Medical Activities) Bill – which is being supported by\u00a0the Free Conscience\u00a0campaig<\/a>n\u00a0– would apply to the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment, human embryo research and activity linked to preparing, supporting or performing an abortion.<\/p>\n

But her proposal split the Lords, with Labour’s Baroness Young of Old Scone among those voicing their opposition and describing it as “unnecessary and potentially dangerous” given existing protections. . .\u00a0 [Full Text<\/a>]<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Press Association Some doctors and midwives are suffering “serious disadvantage and discrimination” for their beliefs over abortion and other medical activities, peers have been told. 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