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| Jeremy Hunt's first public statement as secretary of state for health was to say the abortion limit should be reduced to 12 weeks – a hardline anti-abortion stance. His decision to question the Crown Prosecution Service's decision not to prosecute the two doctors caught by the Daily Telegraph sting in February 2012 is perverse (Report, 5 September). The CPS has to make a decision about the chance of winning a prosecution, which on the basis of the doctor's recorded statements seems unlikely. It is not in the public interest to refer doctors for a criminal trial when they are merely trying to help women and both have been banned from performing abortions by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service after referral from the GMC. What Mr Hunt should be doing is reviewing the relevance of an 1861 statute which puts doctors at risk or criminal prosecution in the 21st century. I hope the attorney general supports the CPS – and the women and doctors in this country. Wendy Savage Doctors for a Woman's Choice on Abortion | Jeremy Hunt's first public statement as secretary of state for health was to say the abortion limit should be reduced to 12 weeks – a hardline anti-abortion stance. His decision to question the Crown Prosecution Service's decision not to prosecute the two doctors caught by the Daily Telegraph sting in February 2012 is perverse (Report, 5 September). The CPS has to make a decision about the chance of winning a prosecution, which on the basis of the doctor's recorded statements seems unlikely. It is not in the public interest to refer doctors for a criminal trial when they are merely trying to help women and both have been banned from performing abortions by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service after referral from the GMC. What Mr Hunt should be doing is reviewing the relevance of an 1861 statute which puts doctors at risk or criminal prosecution in the 21st century. I hope the attorney general supports the CPS – and the women and doctors in this country. Wendy Savage Doctors for a Woman's Choice on Abortion |
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