{"_id":"6ac64ef4278fbba6a68083bc","title":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Can a medical student perform abortions as part of required training?\"}]}]}}","question":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"As a medical student, part of my required training involves learning about and performing abortions. Once I become a licensed doctor, I will be able to conscientiously object to performing abortions due to my religious beliefs, but as a student, I am required to perform these procedures to complete my training and pass my exams. Is it permissible for me to perform an abortion in this context?\"}]}]}}","answer":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"If the fetus is under 120 days from conception, it would be permissible for you to perform the procedure. Because doctors date a pregnancy from the first day of the last menstrual period, which adds approximately two weeks to the timeline, this 120-day threshold corresponds to a gestational age of 19 weeks and 1 day. If the pregnancy is within this timeframe, it is permissible; if it has passed this threshold, it is not.\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"For more information, please see: \"},{\"type\":\"text\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"link\",\"attrs\":{\"href\":\"https://www.carolinaqa.com/search/abortion\",\"target\":null,\"rel\":null}}],\"text\":\"https://www.carolinaqa.com/search/abortion\"}]}]}}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9ff00b76658b4c2329a9","tag":"Contemporary Life: Jobs and Career","count":133},{"_id":"686c03a35bca77ccedff9301","tag":"Health: Reproductive Health & Abortion","count":9}],"createdOn":"2026-10-07T13:53:56.071Z"}