1. Abortion referral and MD emigration: areas of concern and study for CMA;D A Geekie;CMAJ,1978
2. during a telephone conversation with the Project Administrator, Dr. John R. Williams, then CMA Director of Ethics, confirmed that the Association did not require objecting physicians to refer for abortion. He explained that the CMA had once had a policy that required referral, but had dropped it because there was "no ethical consensus to support it;CMAJ,1978
3. Professors Sanda Rodgers of the University of Ottawa and Jocelyn Downie of Dalhousie University complained that "[s]ome physicians refuse to provide abortion services and refuse to provide women with information or referrals needed to find help elsewhere;Canadian Medical Association Journal
4. Abortion: Ensuring Access;J Downie;CMAJ,2006