Conscientious objection to abortion common in rural GPs
GPs saw three women a year on average with an unintended pregnancy, survey shows
Almost four out of 10 rural GPs report a conscientious objection to abortion, and would refer on a patient with an unintended pregnancy, a small survey shows.
Of the GPs surveyed, 38% said they would ‘always’ or ‘sometimes’ refer patients to colleagues because of conscientious objection.
