Almost 1,500 doctors and medical students are in open revolt over a move to secure the backing of the British Medical Association for a controversial campaign for abortion up to birth.
They have signed a letter to Dr Anthea Mowat, the doctors’ union representative body chairwoman, denouncing a motion for decriminalisation of abortion as “extreme” and warning her that it puts the reputation of the BMA at risk.
Writing ahead of the annual representative meeting in Bournemouth on Tuesday, the doctors warned the BMA that “if these measures were to be implemented, it would mean the introduction of abortion for any reason, to at least 28 weeks and possibly up to birth”.
