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The Pharmaceutical Journal Vol 263 No 7065 p522
October 2, 1999 Letters

Emergency contraception

Authority challenged

From Mr J. Laycock, MRPharmS

SIR,—I write with reference to the letter from Mrs Martin, (PJ, September 18, p421). This subject has been debated for some time now, sufficiently for us to make a professional judgment on the whole issue of the supply of the "morning after" treatment and contraception.
Mrs Martin refers in her letter to her religion which, I presume, is Christianity. My religion is also Christianity and I disagree with her statements that [Christianity] forbids all artificial contraception and abortion is euthanasia.
I respect her views, but I challenge her authority to speak for all Christians.

Jim Laycock
Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire