Secular Café: Catholic midwives in Scotland lose court case

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Catholic midwives in Scotland lose court case Apr 21st 2012, 11:29 http://www.scotsman.com/news/scottis...-bid-1-2247795 Quote: They argued that being required to supervise staff involved in abortions is a violation of their human rights and took their case against NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to the Court of Session in Edinburgh... ...But, in February, a judge ruled the midwives did not have direct involvement in the procedure to which they object. Lady Smith said it was not shown that their Article 9 rights were being interfered with. She said the midwives had agreed to take up the roles of labour ward co-ordinators, although they now took objection to the "job content". The judge said: "Nothing they have to do as part of their duties terminates a woman's pregnancy... ..."Further, they knowingly accepted that these duties were to be part of their job."

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