Do's and don'ts in the case of a request for voluntary abortion in a nine-week pregnancy
Janaud, A.
Contraception Fertilite Sexualite 9(7): 482-484
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0301-861X PMID: 12278918 Document Number: 177111
This brief article outlines the duties of a doctor when requested to perform legal abortion in France. If the doctor does not do abortions, he/she should: 1) immediately inform the patient; 2) provide her with names and addresses of colleagues who do or of the proper places where to obtain information; 3) determine exactly the duration of pregnancy; and 4) give the woman a signed certificate confirming the consultation, as by law. If the doctor is willing to perform the abortion he/she should: 1) inform the patient about the cost of the operation; 2) immediately decide the day of the operation; 3) arrange for social counseling, as prescribed by law; 4) discuss contraceptive methods; 5) take all the necessary preoperative tests; and 6) ask for written consent of parents if the patient is an unwed minor, and for certificate of residence if the patient is a foreigner.