4/16/2017 3 Comments Physicians for Life
A couple of months ago I was up at Boston University visiting my older sister who is studying health science and hoping to go into physical therapy. While I was with her, I decided to tag along for one of her classes that I found particularly interesting: "Medical Ethics". The professor talked a lot about quality of life and the ethics of doing everything you can as a physician to protect lives and to save lives, not to harm them. So naturally after this class, I thought "wow, well it only makes sense that a physician, from a medical ethical standpoint, would see abortion as counterintuitive to their purpose as a physician." I did a little research and found that there is actually a large group of physicians across the United States who are committed to protecting the lives of unborn children, so that is what I want to talk to you about today.
Physicians for life was sponsored by the Alabama Physicians for life in 1986. According to the website, it "exists to draw attention to the issues of abortion, euthanasia, stem cell research, cloning, infanticide, teen pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, out-of-wedlock sexual activity and the medical merits of risk elimination through sexual abstinence." The main purpose of the organization is to provide accurate information and facts concerning the issues mentioned above. They also provide a very large collection of resources about abortion recovery, testimonies, and scientific information on child development.
I think that this is a really cool organization that many of us might not even expect to exist. I think that it would be difficult to be a physician and encounter such struggles ethically but I am happy to see that there are groups of people to support those with pro-life values. I am going to leave you all with a very interesting video I found in their resources that is relevant to my last post on fetal development. If you click the link below, make sure you're logged into your facebook, and it should take you straight to a video of an unborn child developing in the womb! Very cool! Alright, I hope you enjoyed this post! Comment your thoughts below!
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Allison-- as someone who doesn't have a whole lot of knowledge about the issue of abortion, I love that you are so willing to talk about it and share more information through your blog. I think that there are a large amount of people, millennials included, out there who are so active in protesting or advocating when it comes to abortion-related issues, only a few of them actually know the full story and every side of the issues. You encourage me to educate myself more about this topic-- so thank you!
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Catherine
4/25/2017 05:54:00 pm
I just imagined Arizona from Greys Anatomy trying to save the life of an unborn baby. Although that show is far from how being a surgeon really is, I can't even begin to imagine how hard it must be. I've never really thought about the positions physicians take on abortion, because we generally focus on the rights of the parents to the baby. Like Ashley said, I thought it's great that you are sharing where you stand on abortion and how you have facts and research to back up your position. It may have been scary to start a blog about being pro-choice when we go to such a liberal school, but you've done a great job and you've taught our class very useful information.
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Eli
4/26/2017 09:14:03 am
Really nice post on one of the pro-life groups that many people may not know about. This is the kind of stuff the middle-of-the-road prolifers might come to this blog to read. So much on social media tends to tilt towards the pro-choice movement, so seeing these diverse groups that are against abortion helps those who may not know much about the issue understand that there is a significant diversity within the pro-life movement. Admission: Greys is my guilty pleasure. It's also one of the few shows that has ever done justice to BOTH sides of the abortion conversation. Good choice in gif!
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AuthorI am a sophomore at GWU, originally from Northern Minnesota, studying International Affairs and Journalism. This is a blog for my social media class and I really hope you enjoy my perspective as a pro-life millennial. Archives
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