Comments on: Mandating Late-Term Abortion Training for OB/GYNs? http://www.jennqpublic.com/mandating-late-term-abortion-training-for-obgyns/ one part reason, two parts awesome Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:52:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: mingfrommongo http://www.jennqpublic.com/mandating-late-term-abortion-training-for-obgyns/comment-page-1/#comment-4662 mingfrommongo Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:55:04 +0000 http://www.jennqpublic.com/?p=1259#comment-4662 Wow. Three times words that I didn't speak are put into my mouth, then used as reasons to call me a bigot. So much for civil discourse. Wow. Three times words that I didn’t speak are put into my mouth, then used as reasons to call me a bigot. So much for civil discourse.

]]> By: Rob Taylor http://www.jennqpublic.com/mandating-late-term-abortion-training-for-obgyns/comment-page-1/#comment-3207 Rob Taylor Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:31:50 +0000 http://www.jennqpublic.com/?p=1259#comment-3207 Meh. Hundreds of late term abortions are performed every year yet almost all "medically necessary" LTA stories in the Internet are unverified anecdotes. But that's an aside, by your logic women should be forced to keep guns in the house so that they will be ready to defend themselves when necessary, and several high profile cases of home invasion/rape/murder cases I blogged about could all have been prevented by the victims having access to a firearm. But it is every person's right to choose to take those steps or not. What you're putting forward is a world where devout Muslims, Christians, Jews and Buddhists couldn't be doctors. Where religious patients wouldn't have the choice of seeing doctors they were more comfortable with. Would you state here a Muslim woman who wants to be treated by a religious Muslim cannot? But you are saying that, because many religious Muslims wouldn't perform late term abortions. This is bigotry at it's most basic. Meh. Hundreds of late term abortions are performed every year yet almost all “medically necessary” LTA stories in the Internet are unverified anecdotes.

But that’s an aside, by your logic women should be forced to keep guns in the house so that they will be ready to defend themselves when necessary, and several high profile cases of home invasion/rape/murder cases I blogged about could all have been prevented by the victims having access to a firearm. But it is every person’s right to choose to take those steps or not.

What you’re putting forward is a world where devout Muslims, Christians, Jews and Buddhists couldn’t be doctors. Where religious patients wouldn’t have the choice of seeing doctors they were more comfortable with. Would you state here a Muslim woman who wants to be treated by a religious Muslim cannot?

But you are saying that, because many religious Muslims wouldn’t perform late term abortions. This is bigotry at it’s most basic.

]]> By: mingfrommongo http://www.jennqpublic.com/mandating-late-term-abortion-training-for-obgyns/comment-page-1/#comment-3197 mingfrommongo Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:28:58 +0000 http://www.jennqpublic.com/?p=1259#comment-3197 I agree that patient choice is very important. But in this case, the choice is between a doctor who is adequately trained doctor, and one who is not. Late-term abortions are only performed in drastic situations. If a woman's health is endangered by her pregnancy, she is probably also endangered by the travel necessary to find a doctor who is willing and able to help. Forcing a woman to make that trip to save her life would violate that "first do no harm" bit doctors are so fond of. It is important that patients are able to choose a doctor who is ready to do what may be necessary. I agree that patient choice is very important. But in this case, the choice is between a doctor who is adequately trained doctor, and one who is not. Late-term abortions are only performed in drastic situations. If a woman’s health is endangered by her pregnancy, she is probably also endangered by the travel necessary to find a doctor who is willing and able to help. Forcing a woman to make that trip to save her life would violate that “first do no harm” bit doctors are so fond of. It is important that patients are able to choose a doctor who is ready to do what may be necessary.

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