More than 600 doctors have condemned one of the country’s top medical colleges over plans to back abortion on demand. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is set to vote on endorsing the “decriminalisation” of abortion in England and Wales. However, only 33 members of the RCOG’s council will vote on the move, despite the organisation having around 6,000 members. Professor Lesley Regan, who heads the RCOG, believes abortions should be treated the same as any other medical procedure, and recently likened the practice to removing a bunion. Currently, abortions are illegal in England and Wales unless two doctors agree continuing the pregnancy would pose a risk to the mother’s physical or mental wellbeing. Under the college’s proposal, a mother would need the consent of just one doctor, and could seek a termination for any reason. Now a group of 650 doctors have signed a letter Professor Regan, rejecting her “extreme” views and criticising the decision not to allow members a vote on the issue. Between 30 and 40 doctors who have signed it are members of the college, while the others practice in other fields of medicine. The letter, reported in the Daily Mail, says: