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Samuel A. Nigro, MD
Cleveland

JAMA. 1975;231(6):570.

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To the Editor.—

The plea by Dr. Charles D. Aring for the arrangement of abortion so that it fosters social efficiency and responsibility echoes the use of social engineering and ecological planning principles^{1 (p176)} and my legislative proposal governing abortion as a medical procedure.^{1 (p136)} Not to be overlooked is the social responsibility of physicians to understand and follow the expectations of the Supreme Court in regard to abortion procedures.^1(p166)

Regardless, it seems clear that Dr. Aring is himself feeling the heat of the anti-life movement when he writes: "We might consider who is next, old embryos that we are."

One is tempted to remind Dr. Aring that he has no right to impose his values on anyone else, and also that he is safe until he begins to ruin a physician's quality of life, at which time he will be recognized as a non-entity and . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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