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Monday, July 25, 2011

Let's brainstorm the reasons why most physicians won't perform late-term abortions . . .

Reading The Washington Post's profile of late-term abortion provider LeRoy Carhart, I was struck by this line:

Most doctors will not perform abortions beyond 22 or 24 weeks for various reasons, including legal concerns, social stigma, inadequate training or inexperience.

Lots of reasons, but one glaring omission.  I guess personal moral convictions play no role here?

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How big a role it plays I don't know, but I suspect that fear of being murdered isn't completely minor, either.

Posted by: Matt | Jul 25, 2011 8:19:20 PM

Agreed that the lack of training or inexperience is trumped by moral and legal concerns.

Posted by: Peggy Hanson | Sep 3, 2011 9:37:02 AM