Tue Apr 19, 2022 – 10:55 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) — According to a new report in the medical publication MedPage Today authored by investigative writer Amanda D’Ambrosio titled “Physicians Are Abortion Patients Too, Study Shows,” a study recently released in Obstetrics and Gynecology indicates that approximately one in 10 doctors have reported that either they or their intimate partner have had an abortion.
The conclusion of the study (which can be found here, behind a paywall) states, “Abortion is not uncommon among physicians and maintaining access to abortion care is critical to support reproductive autonomy in the physician workforce.” To reword that conclusion: Abortion is necessary, in the view of the study’s authors, for doctors to have successful careers.
D’Ambrosio’s report focuses on fourth-year medical student Shira Fishbach, who is currently studying at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. According to Fishbach, she had an abortion in the summer of 2017 when she was on the verge of starting a postgraduate program with an eye toward getting into medical school.
As D’Ambrosio put it, “She had just begun her pre-med requirements when she decided to take a pregnancy test — and got a positive result.”
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