{"id":20263,"date":"2017-02-08T08:10:13","date_gmt":"2017-02-08T08:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acnmalta.org\/?p=20263"},"modified":"2017-02-08T08:10:13","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T08:10:13","slug":"sweden-midwife-denied-work-for-refusing-to-carry-out-abortions-acn-malta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acnmalta.org\/_oldsite\/2017\/02\/08\/sweden-midwife-denied-work-for-refusing-to-carry-out-abortions-acn-malta\/","title":{"rendered":"SWEDEN &#8211; Midwife denied work for refusing to carry out abortions &#8211; ACN Malta"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>SWEDEN &#8211; Midwife denied work for refusing to carry out abortions<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ellinor Grimmark, a Swedish midwife who objects to abortion because of her Christian beliefs, is appealing to a labor tribunal after being turned down for jobs at three local clinics. Grimmark, is suing the Joenkoeping regional health authority on grounds of discrimination. Her discrimination claim was rejected by a district court in 2015 and she was ordered to pay the authorities\u2019 legal costs.<\/p>\n<p>Sweden&#8217;s discrimination ombudsman also ruled against her. She has since appealed to a labor tribunal, and secured the backing of the U.S.-based Alliance Defending Freedom group (ADF) as part of her legal team, along with Scandinavian Human Rights Lawyers. Robert Clarke, ADF&#8217;s chief European lobbyist,\u00a0 said &#8220;nobody should be forced to choose between following their conscience and pursuing their profession.<\/p>\n<p>\u201d The Scandinavian Human Rights Lawyers maintain\u00a0that Grimmark is being discriminated against on grounds of human rights, since the European Convention on Human Rights, which has been Swedish law since 1995, grants the right to freedom of conscience. They also point out that the Council of Europe \u201cstipulates that medical personnel are entitled to freedom of conscience in matters relating to termination of human life. Resolutions are not binding upon member states but give guidance to the European Court when it is examining a case.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Council of Europe \u00a0Resolution 1763 (2010)\u00a0also defends &#8220;the right to conscientious objection in lawful medical care&#8221;. The Resolution states &#8220;No person, hospital or institution shall be coerced, held liable or discriminated against in any manner because of a refusal to perform, accommodate, assist or submit to an abortion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; The Alliance Defending Freedom argued\u00a0that, based on the European Court of Human Rights\u2019 guaranteed freedoms of thought, conscience and religion, \u201cwhere necessity and proportionality are lacking, a State must seek to accommodate religious and moral beliefs no matter how irksome it finds them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis notion stems from the reluctance of European civilization \u2013 born of decency, forbearance, and tolerance \u2013 to compel our fellow citizens to humiliate themselves by betraying their own consciences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grimmark\u2019s lawyers added that abortion comprises &#8220;a very limited part of the work&#8221; of a midwife, and other midwives could perform abortions instead. The shortage of midwives in Sweden is another reason why Grimmark should be allowed to practise. However, Mia Ahlberg, president of the\u00a0Swedish Association of Midwives, stressed that women&#8217;s rights were paramount and that Swedish policy on abortion stipulates that &#8220;always the need of the patient comes first.&#8221; She argued that Grimmark should be in a different profession if she opposes abortion, since midwifes are trained\u00a0 to carry out the procedure.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>ACN Malta<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SWEDEN &#8211; Midwife denied work for refusing to carry out abortions &nbsp; Ellinor Grimmark, a Swedish midwife who objects to abortion because of her Christian beliefs, is appealing to a labor tribunal after being turned down for jobs at three local clinics. 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