I believe under British ethical law (guidelines from the GMC), a doctor cannot be forced to do a procedure and has no obligation to provide that kind of service provided that not doing so would not cause the patient to come to harm. I can't see how in the goal to advance in a career, a doctor could be forced to compromise his/her own ethical beliefs ... and I don't believe a senior doctor would force that upon anyone either. Mind you, abortions wouldn't be taught to any joe schmoe doctor. It would be confined primarily to obstetricians, possibly gynecologists or even possibly general surgeons (in case of medical emergencies). I don't even know if it would be taught at SHO level...it's probably more something for reg's, specialist reg's and consultants. The thing is, procedures could be taught to everyone at that level within those fields for emergency purposes - you would still have to know how to perform one and of course each case is different depending on the cause and anatomical considerations