Conscience and abortion

We are currently reviewing this course in line with recent changes to Special Interest Training and the launch of the new Obstetrics and Gynaecology Curriculum 2024. As such, please be aware that the accuracy of the existing content cannot be guaranteed. Further announcements will be added here over the coming months.

Welcome to this Special Interest Training course on Conscience and abortion.

When you have completed this course, you will be able to:

• outline a doctor’s legal and professional right to opt out of abortion care
• describe how doctors can respectfully exercise their right to opt out of abortion care
• list five activities that could be classified as obstructing abortion care
• explain why doctors are conscientiously committed to abortion care.