ABSTRACT
Doctor attacked for not prescribing contraceptives. Cardedeu (Barcelona). Local medical officer, Doctor José de Pelegrí Barberán, was attacked by a woman after he refused to give her a prescription for the contraceptive pill. The victim is suffering from a fractured rib, head injuries and general contusions, caused by a stone. The doctor asked the patient to leave his surgery, but she continued to hit Mr. Pelegrí Barberán until he lost consciousness. A passing policeman arrested the woman. Doctor Pelegrí was transferred to the nearby Granollers hospital, where he explained that the woman had been his patient for about ten years, but he had never believed she had symptoms [of illness] that required the use of anovulatory drugs. He also said he would file a claim [against the woman] in court. (Abc Sevilla 1975, 70)
