A legal battle by two Catholic midwives to win a conscientious exemption from involvement with abortions may end up going to the Supreme Court in London, Scottish appeal judges were told yesterday.
Mary Doogan and Concepta Wood, who worked as labour ward co-ordinators Glasgow's Southern General Hospital, believe their right to conscientious objection should extend to refusing to delegate, supervise or support staff looking after women having abortions.
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