A few brave souls are willing to risk the ire of their fellow abortionists by speaking out against chemical abortions:
"None of these women should be dying; it's shocking," said Dr. Peter Bours, an abortion provider in Portland, Ore., who is rethinking whether to offer pill-based, or medical, abortions.
Dr. Warren Hern, a provider in Denver, said the latest reports demonstrated that abortions by RU-486, or Mifeprex, were far riskier than surgical ones. "I think surgery should be the procedure of choice," Dr. Hern said. Pills, he said, "are a lousy way to perform an abortion."
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"The complications associated with RU-486 far exceed the complications of surgical abortion," said Dr. Damon Stutes, a provider in Reno, Nev., who refuses to offer pill-based abortions. Dr. Stutes, whose clinic has been bombed, said he was uneasy about agreeing with abortion opponents on anything.
"But the truth is the truth," he said.
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"One needs to tell patients that the medical procedure, even though it seems more natural, may be more likely to result in death," said Dr. Phillip G. Stubblefield, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Boston University.
Marching out of lock-step is a huge risk for these guys. Stray one iota from the PR generated by PP, NAF, and NARAL and you risk being branded as reactionary, caving in to "anti-choice" pressure, etc. So even though this is an itty-bitty baby step, it is still several abortionists actually placing women's safety ahead of abortion politics. And for the courage to do that, they deserve recognition and applause.
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