Abortion

A young lady visits the doctor . . .

I want you to kill my baby please.

That’s a horrible thing to say. Why?

He’s inconvenient. It’s not the right time for me to have a baby. I cannot cope. My social life will be ruined. My boyfriend will not support me. Life’s just terrible.

I’m afraid I shall have to report your feelings to social services and the police. How old is the baby?

15 weeks.

I’m sorry, but as a doctor I must think of the child. It is my job to preserve life, not to kill.

But please don’t report me – I came to you for help.

Where is the child now?

Still inside me of course. Life begins at conception. I’m 15 weeks pregnant.

Oh, I see! That’s different. A week on Tuesday OK for the termination?