So, does a doctor have a right to refuse to perform abortions on grounds of personal safety? Does the Hippocratic Oath compel him to place himself in the gunsights of the next nutcase who decides he's performing God's will by eliminating a baby murderer? The majority of OB/GYNs where I live don't perform abortions for precisely that reason. They refer abortion requests to clinics who are willing to take the risk.