Good doctors are in demand all over the world. A doctor in Norway who has talent doesn't have to put up with Robin Kass's b.s. Places with palm trees and white sand beaches need doctors and appreciate them.

"I will not give a lethal drug to anyone if I am asked, nor will I advise such a plan; and similarly I will not give a woman a pessary to cause an abortion. But I will preserve the purity of my life and my arts." - from the Hippocratic Oath. Being a Doctor is about more than being a medical technician. This decision is simply evil. The same as saying that if you aren't willing to torture and murder suspects you can't be a police officer.

OK Here we go. I always find it odd that the most vocal opponents to abortion seem to be men of 'faith'. The same ones who will never have to make this choice. I have yet to meet a woman who chooses an abortion like she chooses a pair of shoes. No I think it would be more akin to an animal chewing off it's leg to escape a trap. You see this is the real problem that I have with persons of 'faith'. They seem compelled to legislate morality for the rest of us. Let's explore this phenomenon. Having been raised in a christian home and having attended parochial institutions through even my first years of college one thing became clear to me about the mindset of the 'faithful'. This is that first, the miniseries of the priest, bishop, mulla etc. are divinely inspired so there is no need to question their legitimacy ( read no reason to think for one's self). Second that after having been indoctrinated with this ideology the convert begins to humbly believe that the thoughts that pop into their heads must also be divinely inspired and therefore there is no need to analyze them either. At this point only minimal and localized harm exists. However this leads to the inevitable creation of the megalomaniacal notion that everyone else must believe in a like manner or be destroyed. And so we are come to the present philosophy that life begins when the phallus becomes stimulated and from then on the sacred meteor must be allowed to pursue a life of it's own. These poor delusional creatures see themselves as the guardians of their lord's plan and myopically and doggedly protect it with an enviable purpose. Were this sense of duty to be channeled into something productive imagine the world we could have. Then there is the reality that most if not all religions are patriarchal in nature and therefore in some way or another minimize the stature of women in our societies. To imagine that a government driven by illogical morality should be permitted to legislate this condition when we have already seen the results of this is madness. Society should be progressive in nature and regressive thinking based on religious dogma bodes a dark and violent future for mankind.

Kåss is showing a fascst mentality. The state is not God, and the state should not delude itself otherwise. We should recall our local history: During WorldWarII, contrary to the Geneva accords, Hitler decreed that soldiers caught trying to sabotage German facilities should be murdered on the spot, even if they were captured or surrendered. He was using a form of terrorism to prevent the destruction of facilities like the NorskHydro facility at Vemork, which was key to the Nazis obtaining an atom bomb. At least some German officers in Norway were disgusted by this inhumane order, and refused to go along. (Although their refusal did little good; Hitler's Gestapo followed the order, and many brave British soldiers and Norwegian resistance fighters had their lives snuffed out.) In this instance, Kåss is standing behind the doctor saying, "Take this surgical knife and terminate the life in that woman's womb." The doctor is responding, "No, that is against my most sacred and fundamental belief." Kåss: "Then your days as a doctor are over." In the very least, in a just society, the state should honor the doctor's belief.

It is such a tragedy that ElrayoX's mother didn't abort him.

Why that's so Christian of you Blondbanger. And why may I ask do you assume I am a man?

Oh isn't it lovely ElrayoX how you can throw someones being a Christian in their face and champion the slaughter of innocent, precious children who happen to occupy space in their mother's womb. Someone who champions the murder of babies has absolutely zero right to question anyone as a Christian. And aren't you glad that your mother didn't abort you? You haven't any more right to life than the children in their mothers' wombs. Maybe less because you champion murder so thereby are guilty of it yourself.

@bellflower. Before you launch into such a tirade I would suggest you really read my entire post. I don't believe that I championed abortion. In fact it is a choice I would not make. However the word choice is where I take issue with your position and that of all of the rest the 'Pro Lifers'. It is not your CHOICE! It is not your right to legislate my morality. Pray tell me where you stand on the issue of capital punishment or war? Don't even get me started on the social issues and the expense and sadness that unwanted children cause. Your venomous rant only serves to make my point. For me religion is a fairy tale construct of mankind. A mankind who would rather believe this nonsense than face reality. This is merely my opinion though. I'm not threatened by what I see as a great delusion but I refuse to drink the kool aid. As for having a right to question your beliefs or the definition of what constitutes a viable life or murder, I most certainly do. To suggest otherwise is to regress to the fundamentalist existence that so many of you 'faithful' long to revert to. I do pity you for not having the courage to shake off the yoke of your drone like existence but that's your cross to bear. Don't make it mine.

Morality is a tricky thing in and of itself, but the oath of a doctor remains an oath to preserve life that already exists. Most religious and non-religious individuals share a "moral law" when it comes to not taking the life of another. This is reflected in most secular laws. Abortion in different countries has always proven difficult for many people because of the arbitrarity used to decide when the fetus is "life." For some--including many non-religious individuals and doctors, life begins with the first cell division. Just the fact that some jurisdictions will say 12 weeks, 15 weeks, 20 weeks, 24 weeks--demonstrates the arbitrarity. And, at 24 weeks, an infant can indeed survive out of the womb with little more support than many newborns who have come to term between 35 and 38 weeks. Religion need not play a role in this discussion at all--and in fact should not play a role. Many readers here might find it interesting to see the statistics on what women choose to have abortions, why, and at what stage. The stats are readily available. Sadly, especially in Scandinavia it is used primarily as "contraception", so one cannot easily argue that an abortion in this case is to protect the life of the woman either--even if the pregnancy is "psychologically difficult". It is on this point that many doctors struggle to condone abortion. Moreover, the cost to the healthcare system for this procedure (when better contraception and education would be preferable) takes away from the cost/time needed for doctors to life-saving surgeries. Contraception is another discussion altogether and should not be discussed in the same context as abortion. One can discuss, medically, the positive and negative effects of contraception on the body--but that is another matter. A few religious followers disallow contraception as an interference in the natural ways of a creator, but this is not, fortunately, the concern of a doctor, nor should it be--regardless of his or her religious or spiritual beliefs. Prevention of life is not the same as the taking of life--especially as it regards doctors.