Catholic midwives lose abortion case at UK Supreme Court

BBC News ^ | December 17, 2014

[Oldeconomybuyer]

The UK's highest court has told two Catholic midwives they do not have the right to avoid supervising other nurses involved in abortion procedures.

The Supreme Court in London ruled that Mary Doogan and Connie Wood should have to support staff who are caring for patients having terminations.

Ms Doogan, from Garrowhill in Glasgow, and Mrs Wood, from Clarkston in East Renfrewshire, were employed as labour ward co-ordinators at the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow.

Gillian Smith, RCM director for Scotland, said: "This ruling is sensible and both women and midwives will welcome it.

"The ruling gives extensive definition to complex clinical and other situations, in regard to whether conscientious objection applies or not.

"Midwives and other clinicians will benefit from this ruling's clarity and women will be able to continue to exercise their choice over their reproductive rights."

[Viennacon]

sick... f****... country

[Skywise]

Huh... I wonder if it’d be sensible to force nurses to supervise executions. Oh that’s right... Execution is illegal because it’s amoral and inhumane.

Coming up next - forcing nurses to watch over euthanasia- glory to the state.

[teeman8r]

conscientious objection is always an option and no one can make some one do what they do not. there are always consequences that must be weighed, but a clean conscience is worthy of them all.

[demshateGod]

Yeah, because leftists don’t like execution because it ends the life of evil people. They like sacrificing babies to Moloch, and you’d better like it too. They run the world right now. Why should they be “fair”?

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

So all these years later, the Nazis win in UK courts.

[bgill]

Gillian Smith, RCM director for Scotland, said: "This ruling is sensible and both women and midwives will welcome it.

In today's world, we are not allowed conscientious objections.

[Jan_Sobieski]

15 And the king of Egypt spake to the Hebrew midwives , of which the name of the one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah: 16 And he said , When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see them upon the stools; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it be a daughter, then she shall live . 17 But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive . 18 And the king of Egypt called for the midwives , and said unto them, Why have ye done this thing, and have saved the men children alive ? 19 And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them. 20 Therefore God dealt well with the midwives : and the people multiplied , and waxed very mighty . 21 And it came to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses. - Exodus 1:15-21