Pro-Life OB-GYNs May Face Threat of Decertification

The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) held its Midwifery Works Conference last month, but the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG) had no presence there for the first time in 6 years. AAPLOG, a non-sectarian organization, operated as a "special interest group" within the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) for 40 years before ACOG discontinued the designation. Now, ACNM, ACOG, and the organization responsible for certifying OB-GYNs, the American Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ABOG), have embraced pro-abortion stances. "One of the greatest threats to maternal health care is the rabid pro-abortion activism currently being displayed by both ABOG and ACOG," AAPLOG CEO Dr. Donna Harrison told The Daily Signal. "Three national studies have revealed that somewhere between 75% and 93% of OB-GYNs do not perform abortions in their practices." Read more...

 


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