The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (AJOG) published a letter in its September 2013 edition signed by 100 OB medical school professors calling for more abortion training of physicians and more abortions performed in hospitals. Time magazine promptly picked up on the letter noting increased State regulation of abortion clinics to comply with other […]
Even the pro-abortion American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) abortion policy states: “The need for abortions . . . represents failures in the social environment and the educational system.” It is naive to believe that this societal failure can be forcibly fixed via ham handed legislation such as what has been recently introduced by […]
Barack Obama in an April 15th interview with the Today Show when asked about the Philadelphia murder trial of abortionist Kermit Gosnell said, “If an individual carrying out an abortion, operating a clinic, or doing anything else is violating medical ethics, violating the law, then they should be prosecuted.” The President makes an interesting point […]
Edmund Pellegrino, MD endorses the work of the Commission for Reproductive Health Service Standards saying, “I commend the work of this commission highly to physicians who seek to practice medicine with integrity in the field of reproductive health. The emphasis on the recruitment of physicians to participate actively in the application of proper ethical […]
When one considers the Patient Protection and Affordability Care Act (PPACA) one might see a benevolent attempt to correct America’s less than equitable access to healthcare. This is a noble concern and actually addressed in courses on medical ethics. The category of medical ethics inquiry which deals with how to distribute limited medical resources over […]
Her boyfriend’s condom broke and now the pregnancy test is positive—again. She ran the second one in her friend’s dorm bathroom just to be sure. She felt trapped. Her life as she knew it, as she planned it came to a screeching halt. She never thought something as benign as a pink plus symbol could […]
After researching the Patient Protection and Affordability Care Act it seems that the following nightmare could become a common story: A 69 year old post-menopausal woman named Martha walks into the office of her OB/GYN complaining of abdominal pain. Her doctor just joined a group of physicians responsible for the care of a group of […]
Concerned about how to maintain his health a man walks into his doctor’s office and says, “I am 50 years old today and I’m getting eight hours of rest every night. My blood pressure is 120/80. I am trim and energetic and I have a generally good outlook on life. Is there something else I […]