March 8, 2011 8:38 AM
Young women training for abortions
Creating tomorrow's abortion providers at UC and StanfordBy Lisa M. Krieger
Posted: 02/25/2011 03:17:01 PM PST
Updated: 02/26/2011 03:49:36 AM PST
Dr. Merrie Warden in San Francisco, CaliforniaThis is the face of the new foot soldier in the battle to maintain access to abortion: the girl next door.
Graduating in record numbers from medical schools, young women are increasing the ranks of tomorrow's abortion providers, bringing the procedure out of the margins and into mainstream medicine -- and securing its place within academia's safe and supportive structure. UC San Francisco and Stanford are among the universities leading the way.
Their efforts come at a time when the procedure is once again the center of emotionally charged debates. Both state legislatures and the U.S. House of Representatives are considering limits on access.
"It is not at all a radical mission. It's really simple," said Dr. Merrie Warden, 33, a Kansas native with blue eyes and stellar academics, who came to UCSF because of its leadership in family planning education. "Abortion is part of women's reproductive health care, so it should be part of our training."
"You can't really argue with that -- although people do," she said, her voice tightening.
Plummet in providers
Almost four decades after Roe vs. Wade legalized abortion, one of the big obstacles is access to a trained doctor. One-quarter of California counties and 87 percent of U.S. counties have no known provider.
Read more at the San Jose Mercury News.
HT: Donna
Interesting to hear how the pro-abortion people think. I take comfort in the thought that their numbers will continue to decline since they aren't committed to the most important way an individual can contribute to the future.
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Comments
Somehow I doubt that all those female ob/gyns will be able to stomach abortion. It's one thing in the ivory tower. It's another thing pulling arms and legs out of a weeping woman.
Posted by: Christina Dunigan | March 8, 2011 4:33 PM
