Abstract
<h3>The Abortion Problem</h3> A recent letter contained a somewhat detailed discussion on the subject of abortion in Germany. The course that was recently taken by the Hamburg "chamber of physicians" has thrown further light on the subject. Moved by the thought that the members of the "chamber" could not shoulder the whole responsibility for a public statement on this controversial question, it prepared a questionnaire covering the chief phases of the question and a copy was sent to every physician in the city, in order to discover in this manner the attitude of the profession in Hamburg toward section 218 of the penal code. There were 1,266 copies sent out, 880 of which, or about 70 per cent, were returned with questions answered. In order to assure an unembarrassed response to the questions in the questionnaire, it was left to the option of the physician whether or not he signed
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