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New Tasmanian law aborts protests : Comments

By Chelsea Pietsch, published 27/11/2013

Pro-choice surely has to mean you have a right to not choose, and try to persuade others likewise.

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Given that in order to practise doctors are highly restricted by regulations and registrations I don't regard:

"Providing patients with a list of providers might seem like a reasonable requirement in the scheme of things. However, this is to overlook the fact that it forces medical practitioners to direct their patients to a service which they do not recommend for one reason or another."

as an onerous impost.

However, why shouldn't doctors, who have a conscientious objection, use it as an opportunity to tell their soon to be ex-patients why they so object and to simultaneously provide them with a list of other doctors with whom they also object.

They could also refuse the fee for such a consultation and its list provision as a further demonstration of their conscientious objection.
Posted by WmTrevor, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 7:46:35 AM
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The fact that the Act seeks to establish precedent for limiting freedom of speech and peaceful protest is the problem. If peaceful protest can become criminal in this context, why not in others?

A High Court challenge based on the implied freedom of political speech seems likely.
Posted by drgal1, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 8:17:37 AM
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Opinion pieces such as this illustrate how out of touch the anti-choice crowd really are. No woman makes the choice to terminate a pregnancy lightly, no matter why they do so. To then be subjected to a bunch of ill-informed fundamentalists is inhumane. If they truly gave a crap about human life they would be offering love and support, not threats, abuse and fear-mongering. Good on Tasmania for banning the protestors.
Posted by Carz, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 8:18:13 AM
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"No woman makes the choice to terminate a pregnancy lightly, no matter why they do so." What utter rubbish. Carz should get around a bit more. I have known women who have them as regularly as a wax without batting an eyelid.

"To then be subjected to a bunch of ill-informed fundamentalists is inhumane." That's the way Carz, if YOU don't agree with them they are "ill-informed" and their actions "inhumane". You then think it is good that these protestors are banned. Sorry Carz, do you belive that taking the life of an unborn, but none the less living, child is humane?
Posted by Sparkyq, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 8:58:27 AM
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I think the government should pay for the pregnant woman to have the baby (and she will also have a guarantee to return to her job afterwards) and then the government should pay the parents who adopt the baby til it's 18 years old. No need for abortion, regret or limiting free speech.
Posted by progressive pat, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 9:01:54 AM
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...You make the point well "Progressive Pat"....It really is the question; "Who picks up the tab"?
Posted by diver dan, Wednesday, 27 November 2013 9:07:31 AM
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