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It's a double edged sword. Doctors should be allowed to refuse perform state-sanctioned mass sterilisation procedures (see Xinjiang, China), if doctors believe that this is morally wrong.
But doctors at several hospitals in eastern Poland refused to terminate the pregnancy, citing a so-called conscience clause that allows them not to carry out an abortion if they feel it goes against their beliefs. >

Conscience clauses are a cancer that should be fought tooth and nail.