Nash E S, Brink J H, Potocnik F C, Dirks B L
Department of Psychiatry, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town.
S Afr Med J. 1992 Dec;82(6):434-6.
In 1980 and 1990 reports were published in the SAMJ on the attitudes of South African gynaecologists to the present Abortion and Sterilisation Act of 1975. The proportion of respondents favouring abortion on demand in the first trimester rose from 32% to 40% over this period, while that of respondents requesting a review of the Act increased from 71% to 85%. The Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa decided to conduct a similar survey of its members using the same questionnaire with some additional questions on current psychiatric practice. Of the 50% of psychiatrists who responded, 78% were personally involved in the implementation of the Act. Some 51% of psychiatrists supported termination on request before the 12th week of pregnancy, an equal number felt that the role of psychiatrists in the implementation of the Act should be reduced, and 89% considered that the present Abortion and Sterilisation Act requires review. Thus, many psychiatrists and gynaecologists are seeking a revision of existing legislation on the medical termination of pregnancy.
1980年和1990年，《南非医学杂志》发表了有关南非妇科医生对1975年现行《堕胎与绝育法》态度的报告。在此期间，支持孕早期按需堕胎的受访者比例从32%升至40%，而要求对该法案进行审查的受访者比例则从71%增至85%。南非精神病学家协会决定使用相同问卷并增加一些有关当前精神病学实践的问题，对其成员进行类似调查。在回复的50%的精神病医生中，78%亲自参与了该法案的实施。约51%的精神病医生支持怀孕12周前按需终止妊娠，同样比例的人认为应减少精神病医生在该法案实施中的作用，89%的人认为现行《堕胎与绝育法》需要审查。因此，许多精神病医生和妇科医生都在寻求修订关于医学终止妊娠的现有立法。
