Catholic Doctors Who Follow Church Teaching Advised to Emigrate Rather Than Train in Britain

The Tablet (UK) ^ | 5/27/14 | Elena Curti

[marshmallow]

Catholic doctors who follow church teaching on sexual ethics cannot work as gynaecologists in Britain, the Catholic Medical Association (CMA) conference was told.

Charlie O’Donnell, a consultant in emergency and intensive care medicine, said the best advice he could give to an “orthodox” Catholic wishing to specialise in obstetrics and gynaecology would be to “emigrate”.

Dr O’Donnell told the conference at Ealing Abbey, west London, on 17 May that a Catholic training to be a consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology would soon find he or she had conscientious objections to such tasks as prescribing artificial contraceptives, giving unmarried couples fertility treatment or Viagra to gay couples.

He said that supervising consultants do not have the backup to allow trainees to opt out if they have moral objections to such work. However, conscientious objection to abortion is allowed because of specific provision in the 1967 Abortion Act.

“To be a sound Catholic regarding sexual ethics it is not possible to train as a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist but this is not because of discrimination against Catholics. There is a total conflict of culture of what is good sex, a dichotomy of belief between what we as Christians believe is good overall for the individual and what secular society believes,” said Dr O’Donnell.

[Jim from C-Town]

Why would a Gynecologist have to prescribe Viagra to gay couples? Lots of lesbians concerned about erectile dysfunction?

[ConorMacNessa]

I reject this. If they are firm in their belief, they should stand firm.

In any event, where would they go? Not here, obviously.

America demands Justice for the Fallen of Benghazi!

O stranger, tell the Lacedaemonians that we lie here, obedient to their command.

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[Arthur McGowan]

Muslim men aren’t told to leave the country if they want to saw their daughters’ heads off, are they? But Catholics are told to emigrate.

[Jeff Chandler]

Waiting to hear comments from the Vatican . . .

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