title: R. v. Salford Health Authority Ex Parte Janaway, 1 December 1988.
abstract: The House of Lords of the UK dismissed the appeal of a medical secretary against a lower court decision (see Annual Review of Population Law, Volume 14, 1987, Section 240) that she could be terminated for refusing to type a letter referring a patient to a consultation for a possible abortion.  It held that her refusal could not be justified under Section 4(1) of the Abortion Act 1967, which provides that no person may be forced to "participate in any treatment authorized by this Act to which he has a conscientious objection," because typing a letter does not constitute participation in treatment.
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D019049:Developed Countries; D005060:Europe; D005193:Family Planning Services; D006262:Health; D006282:Health Personnel; D007603:Jurisprudence; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Abortion, Induced--legal aspects; Court Decision; Delivery Of Health Care; Developed Countries; Europe; Family Planning; Fertility Control, Postconception; Health; Health Personnel; Northern Europe; United Kingdom