Anti-choice group sues to stop U of WI Hospital from teaching "abortion" (actually D&C)

[tpsbmam]

From AlterNet:

The education these assholes want to deny medical students is what they call "abortion," when what they're really be denying med students is proper training in doing a D&C! So if they no longer know how to perform a D&C, what are women who miscarry, have fetal deaths in utero or women whose lives are in danger without an abortion to do?

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Well, nothing, if Pro-Life Wisconsin has its way. They are currently filing a lawsuit demanding that the University of Wisconsin\'s medical department stop teaching its med students how to perform "abortions," claiming it violates a funding ban on state dollars going to abortion. The school currently sends students on a rotation through the local Planned Parenthood in order to not be accused of performing abortions on site.

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“There are medically indicated pregnancy terminations, and physicians need to have skills to do that,” says Broekhuizen. He notes that even physicians who do not work in abortion clinics may well need to perform an abortion.

“There are situations where patients have fetal death in utero at 16 to 18 weeks of gestation,” he says. “The mode of delivery in the case of a dead fetus is exactly the same procedure as an abortion procedure. So learning these techniques is an essential part of what an ob/gyn needs to know in order to provide comprehensive care to women, regardless of where they choose to practice.”

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The University notes that if the ban goes through, not only would the residents have no formal training in the procedure whenever it would be deemed necessary, but it could lose its accreditation for gynecology and obstetrics.

More assaults on women. These people really are unbelievable. The stupidity, narrow-mindedness & backwardness just know no bounds!

Have I mentioned lately how much I hate these conservative MORONS??!!!


:grr: :grr:

[Demeter]

1. So, It would be okay if a developmentally disabled, virginal, PCOS Patient Hemorrhaged to Death

as would have happened to my daughter, without the D&C (and yes, they spent 10 days trying to use hormones, and had to transfuse her before they could do the D&C to stop the bleeding.)

I nearly died of the stress, myself. Keep the medically ignorant out of the doctor's face and the legislature.

[tpsbmam]

4. Oh well.....

collateral damage, doncha know.

That's the way these lunatics think. I don't want to be the one who wishes on them........but it sure is tempting!

[KT2000]

2. How nice that they get to

sit on their high horses but are not held liable for the deaths and suffering their moronic brains conjure. As long as they are self-satisfied, I guess that is the most important thing.

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Of course no woman has ever had a D & C unrelated to abortion.