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We're the American Association of Pro Life OBGYNs. Thousands strong. Questions? info @aaplog .org

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Abortion is never medically necessary.
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🚨PRO-LIFE DOCTORS SILENCED: AAPLOG was *banned* from attending the annual CREOG OB/GYN medical education conference this morning. Why? @acog_org is upset that we’re telling our patients how harmful abortion is.
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Elective abortion is not healthcare. We want to push back against lies being spread by pro-abortion political activists.
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1 year
Our hearts go out to Amanda and Josh Zurawski, who will be featured in tonight's State of the Union Address. There are no laws in any state that prevent timely and compassionate care for a miscarriage -- which is the exact care Ms. Zurawski was in need of.
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2 years
Let's be clear: treating ectopic pregnancies is NOT an abortion.
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4 years
Surgical abortion facilities will be using gowns, gloves, masks, suction tubing - all of which are crucial supplies during the #COVID19 pandemic. They should not be wasted on elective procedures like abortion.
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"As a surgeon who has operated on infants pre-birth, I can assure you they are very much alive." These words were spoken by Dr. Ben Carson, the pioneering neurosurgeon who performed the first successful neurosurgical procedure on a fetus inside the womb.
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NEW: We join 30,000+ physicians in calling for a halt to elective abortion following #CDC guidelines during the #COVID ー19 Pandemic. Read the Statement →
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We know it's October, but we were looking for an April Fool's disclaimer in this article because this has to be a joke. Saying “this is a 10-week pregnancy” and only showing the gestational sac is like saying “this is a 40-week pregnancy” and only showing the placenta.
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The Guardian
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What a pregnancy actually looks like at nine weeks – in pictures
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At only six weeks gestation, the embryo's brain and nervous system begin to develop, although the brain continues to grow and develop through birth and beyond, not completing this process until around the age of 25.
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This decision allows doctors to present women with the best possible options for both their own health and the health of their preborn children.
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1 year
Denying proper healthcare to patients facing miscarriage complications is not complying with the law. Miscarriage care is not abortion.
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1 year
Unfortunately, there are many abortion activists eager to exploit difficult situations like these and the people involved, in order to preserve the ability to kill preborn humans at any stage of pregnancy and for any reason.
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We're proud to stand for life.
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Abortion is not healthcare, caring neither for the mother or baby’s health. There's an increased risk of uterine damage, 31% greater future preterm birth, 81% more mental health problems. Even if women choose adoption, they do better psychologically than those who choose abortion
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AAPLOG
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Using our patients' stories for political ends is disgusting. Elective induced abortion is never medically necessary, and pro-life laws do not prevent medical care. Knock it off.
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Joe Biden
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This is a painful story that so many families around America now know too well: Amanda was denied the medical care she needed, and it nearly took her life. More than 1 in 3 women in America now lives under an abortion ban, with more on the way. Donald Trump did this.
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On World Health Day, we are a life-affirming voice in the medical community. We are board-certified physicians representing the vast majority of OBGYNs who do NOT perform abortions despite the efforts of the WHO and ACOG to define abortion as "essential healthcare for women."
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Today we celebrate World Down Syndrome Day. We believe that every life is unique, full of dignity, and worth living. Tragically, the termination rate after a diagnosis of Down syndrome is an estimated 67% in the US. We can build a more inclusive society.
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“When we allow abortion, we are punishing women…. and we are punishing the child whose life is terminated…. I want us to step back a little bit and say: Why is this woman threatening to terminate this life? What do we need to do as a society?” -Wangari Maathai, Nobel Prize 2004
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“One little boy was born at 22 weeks, five days. Even though his parents desperately wanted them to do all within their power to save him, the doctors held a vote on whether or not to provide medical care. The vote was tied, 3-3.”
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2 years
Together we can clear up the myths that are circulating and get the facts out there. Help us provide ALL our patients the best healthcare possible by learning the truth:
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AAPLOG is dedicated to continuing education on excellent miscarriage care and providing women with fully informed consent, while supporting both of our patients - woman and child.
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4 years
Dr. Christina Francis, AAPLOG's Board Chair, responds to this morning's #SCOTUS ruling in the #JuneMedical case.
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Today was a good day.
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"It is my opinion that…the pain perceived by a fetus is possibly more intense than that perceived by term newborns or older children.” – Dr. Anand, Prof Pediatrics, Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine Read more:
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ACOG said “abortion improves and saves lives.” This is a lie. ACOG doesn’t represent doctors like us. As experienced OBGYNs, we’re fighting against ACOG’s political activism to protect the health of *all* our patients.
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1 year
This is the "Abortion Rights Advocacy Roundtable" at @acog 's Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting - the second most important event today. Over 95% of the seats are empty; in contrast, the exhibitor hall is packed with attendees. 1/2
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We’ve presented at the CREOG conference for the last 15 years. Now we’re shut out. This is especially shameful given this year’s conference theme: “Building Bridges.” #womenshealth #womenshealthcare #obgyn #prolife #pro -life #creog #doctorsofIG #obgynresident
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Requiring that a woman be seen in-person before undergoing medication abortion ensures that she has a thorough medical evaluation including an ultrasound, and is screened for coercion - both essential to obtaining fully informed consent.
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AAPLOG
1 year
The news is out: As reported by the Washington Post, AAPLOG has formally invited @acog to a debate. We must confront the difficult conversations surrounding abortion, instead of staying siloed and avoiding tough questions. Read our full statement:
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3 years
"The baby is our second patient. Most OB-GYNs recognize that, and it's why we went into OB-GYN" - Dr. Donna Harrison, AAPLOG Executive Director
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AAPLOG
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Only 14% of Ob-Gyns perform abortions. Source:
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1 year
We are proud to stand up for life-affirming care for *all* our patients. We're happy to be at the #MarchForLife #marchforlife2023
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2 years
Find a pro-life physician or midwife and other support resources through our directory! Whether you're looking for your own care or a resource for referrals, we're committed to creating a network of medical professionals that have chosen life.
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Read more about our scientifically-cited position statements here:
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The embryo has the same nature—from fertilization onward; there is only a difference in degree of maturation between any of the stages from embryo, to fetus, infant and so on.” The science is clear - abortion ends the life an innocent human being.
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"He lived for 17 minutes. We got to hold him, to love him -- all the things we got to do with our other children...I wouldn't swap that for any of the pain of losing him." Watch "Spending Time with our Babies with Terminal Illnesses."
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Studies have shown that most OB-GYNs do not perform elective abortions – they know it is not #healthcare . #Dobbs
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. @DrFrancis4Life at @energycommerce "Just because we call a child in the womb an embryo or a fetus doesn't mean they're not a human person; that's just a stage of development... That doesn't make that child anything other than a human person." [1/2]
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Hey @AP we're not "protestors wearing doctors' uniforms"...we're actual doctors. Get it right. #OBGYNIntegrity
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The American Association of Pro-life Ob/Gyns ( #AAPLOG ) respectfully promotes non-violence toward women and their pre-born children through its position that induced abortion is a form of violence detrimental to peace and the well-being of persons. Let us care for human life.
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To whoever complained about the fact that abortion is never medically necessary, our tweet is here to stay.
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2 years
The aim of ectopic pregnancy treatment is not the death of the embryo but rather saving the life of the mother, so anti-abortion legislation does not preclude it. Also, abortion medications like mifepristone do not treat ectopic pregnancy and may dangerously delay its detection.
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BREAKING: the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled to reinstate the original REMS safeguards on the chemical abortion drug mifepristone. Read AAPLOG's full statement here:
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Clear evidence that the majority of their membership is not interested in the radical abortion policies of their leadership.  Not suprising given 76-93% of them do not perform abortions. ACOG, listen to your members or they will keep leaving. 2/2
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A Finnish study found that after an abortion, a woman was 2-3x as likely to die within a year, 6x as likely to commit suicide, 4x as likely to die from an accident, and 14x as likely to be murdered[77], compared with a woman who carried to term. Read more:
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🧵 @washingtonpost ’s article on the “underground abortion pill movement” reveals what happens when misguided notions of reproductive freedom take precedence over women’s health. Two responses ➡️ 1/9
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Most obstetrician/gynecologists do not want to perform abortions because most physicians enter the medical profession to become healers, not killers. Statement Source: Stuhlberg. Abortion Provision among practicing obstetrician gynecologists. OBG. 2011. 118(3)609.
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With President Biden featuring the mother of a preborn child with Trisomy 18 at #SOTU2024 , we wanted to highlight a quote from the mother of Faith Smith, a 16-year-old girl with T18 who proves every day why children like her deserve to be valued by the medical community.
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BREAKING: Minutes ago our CEO, Dr. Christina Francis, joined attorney Erik Baptist to file our brief to the Supreme Court and protect our patients from #Mifepristone .
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. @DrFrancis4Life at @energycommerce : "Abortion has done nothing to decrease our maternal mortality rates. If we look at developed countries that have more restrictive abortion laws, they have better mortality rates."
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A member has told us that her patients fear that abortion laws would prevent her from treating their life-threatening pregnancy complications. In fact, she is able to provide lifesaving care while remaining in full compliance with the law. So can all doctors in pro-life states.
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"Democrats lately define 'abortion' to include emotionally charged miscarriages, evidently hoping to make it harder to impose abortion restriction. But no abortion law in the US regulates medical treatment for miscarriages or ectopic pregnancies." Read:
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At 6 weeks’ gestation, the embryo's heart ✔️rhythmically contracts ✔️ to pump blood through their arteries ✔️which flows to the placenta to exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen It’s dishonest to call it anything other than a beating heart.
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"To allow distribution of a drug like mifepristone without knowing the stage of pregnancy is medically and scientifically unsound.
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With so much disinformation out there, know the FACTS about medical care and #womenshealth .
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Undetected ectopic pregnancy can lead to death. Since women of color are disproportionately at greater risk for both ectopic pregnancy and abortion, providing chemical abortion without first performing an ultrasound disproportionately puts minority women at risk. #aaplog
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No, we are not aware of any new science since 2020 contradicting the fact that the organ in a 6-week human embryo that's made of cardiac cells and rhythmically contracts to pump blood through its body is a heart. These are ideological talking points designed to obscure the facts.
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Has science suddenly discovered there is no heartbeat at six weeks, or is the change politically motivated? …
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If a woman changes her mind during a medication abortion, there's a safe and effective treatment that can save her child's life close to 70% of the time. For more info about Abortion Pill Reversal, or to personally get involved, visit our website:
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Our members regularly save the lives of pregnant & preborn patients across the world & in underserved areas. You'd rather these patients not get care at all than get care from doctors who don't follow your radical ideology. Is this how you empower women from diverse backgrounds?
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Abortion is not healthcare. It never has been. It never will be.
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“Let us work together to build a culture that cherishes innocent life” -President Trump #SOTU
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Pro-abortion docs call the unborn "zombies." We call them our patients.
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Jennifer Gunter
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It’s Dr. Gunter to you. We’re discussing a subject of my expertise. The unborn are zombies. That doesn’t apply here. Use medical terms or at least grown up words. An embryo is an human embryo, it’s not a human.
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On World Adoption Day, AAPLOG salutes those courageous birth mothers who chose life for their children. Consider contacting local adoption agencies that can give interested patients more information on adoption choices.
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"That means the baby is still alive at the time that they’re harvesting the tissue...It’s horrific and does not constitute good science or compassionate medical care." ~ @DrFrancis4Life
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2 years
We continue to hope that #RoeVWade will be overturned.
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American abortion data is fundamentally flawed, and is used to downplay the risk of maternal death while simultaneously touting the safety of abortion. As physicians, we need to demand not only better reporting standards, but research into the root causes of maternal mortality.
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Surgical abortion is a leading cause of prematurity in subsequent births. Help reduce global prematurity. Educate maternal patients about the risks of induced abortion. See AAPLOG Practice Guideline 5: Induced Abortion & Preterm Birth: #aaplog #prolife
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As Hippocratic Physicians, we are responsible to protect both the mother and her unborn child from fertilization until natural death. We have a unique professional responsibility to publicly speak for the weakest and most defenseless of the human race: the unborn child.
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At a time when most physicians' offices are rescheduling non-urgent visits -- including even cancer screenings -- due to #COVID19 , Planned Parenthood facilities should not remain open for all visits. @PPFA
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"You know the science is very clear on when life begins – at the moment of fertilization... A large portion of OB/GYNS including dues-paying members of ACOG do not agree with their radical position on abortion.” – Dr. Francis #aaplog #prolifeobgyns #prowomanprochildprolife
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This article is recklessly misleading, and insulting to many women who have seen their miscarried children before 10 weeks. Anyone who is willing to spread these lies to advance an agenda is doing a disservice to ALL women.
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Dignity for BOTH our patients! Learn the details at
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(1/5) Abortion industry advocates continually disregard the true impact of abortion on maternal mortality, as evidenced by Thursday's House Oversight hearing. Time and again, we have pointed to the need for better data collection to help protect our patients.
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"We refuse to lie to our patients. We refuse to pretend that abortion is healthcare. And we refuse to stop advocating for every woman and preborn child to receive nothing less than the top-quality, life-affirming healthcare they deserve." - @DrFrancis4Life , #marchforlife
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They offered abortions. Nothing else. Nothing more.
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The Washington Post
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Just months ago, Oklahoma’s four abortion clinics were working overtime. Now the clinics are desolate. “I’m so sorry,” the nurse says to anyone who wanders in, asking about abortion. “But there’s this new law.”
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As medical professionals, we applaud Guatemala's historic commitment to life today. Advancing women's health and ending abortion will save not only preborn children but improve the lives of mothers everywhere.
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The Institute for Women's Health
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PRESS RELEASE: Institute for Women’s Health Celebrates Guatemala’s Distinction as Pro-Life Capital of Ibero-America, Unveiling of Pro-Life Monument
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Abortion being a benefit to women is not a settled issue amongst the medical community. Our patients deserve to be fully informed about the evidence of abortion's negative impacts rather than being given a one sided and ideologically motivated narrative. #aaplog
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As physicians, we understand that the evidence of the safety of natural progesterone in pregnancy and the reversibility of mifepristone with progesterone overwhelmingly support APR as a potentially life-saving treatment for our patients who regret beginning a medication abortion.
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"Chemical abortion is less safe than surgical abortion. There is a kind of over-the-counter push to say medication abortion is safer than taking Tylenol…but it's not!" Learn from board certified OB/GYN Dr. Christina Cirucci: Are Chemical Abortions Safe?
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"As a board-certified OB/GYN with 17 years of experience, I was disappointed that this essay grossly mischaracterizes the true impact of Ethical and Religious Directives (ERDs) in Catholic healthcare. (1/7)
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(1/3) As medical professionals it is our highest responsibility to provide all our patients, mothers and preborn children, the best healthcare possible.
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3 years
Today is the International Day of the Girl Child, and research gathered by The Gendercide Awareness Project states that roughly 2 million baby girls die in sex-selective abortion and infanticide every year. AAPLOG rejects the use of abortion to target girls for death.
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The current administration's attempt to distort EMTALA has nothing to do with emergency care. Its only goal is to turn emergency departments into abortion clinics, forcing physicians to perform induced abortions on demand. 1/2
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ACOG
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Emergency access to abortion care can be the only way to save the lives of people experiencing complications caused or exacerbated by pregnancy. More than two dozen leading medical organizations urge #SCOTUS not to weaken #EMTALA . Read the full statement:
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4 years
This is #NotMyACOG -- we're sad to see @acog embrace politics at the expense of patient care and representation of *all* ob-gyns.
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ACOG
4 years
47 years ago today, #RoevWade made history. ACOG supports the dignity, autonomy, rights, and health of women in the U.S. and globally. Access to comprehensive reproductive health care services is essential to women’s health and well-being.
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"The nearly 7,000 members of AAPLOG... know that elective abortion does not need to be legal for us to provide our patients with excellent healthcare." Watch Dr. Francis' testimony to Congress below, or read more at:
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AAPLOG
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WE HAVE A NEW LEADER! On March 1, board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Christina Francis began her tenure as CEO of AAPLOG, succeeding Dr. Donna Harrison, who led the organization to tremendous heights over the last ten years. Read more:
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When we take care of a pregnant woman, we're actually taking care of two patients, and trying to maximize the health of both. -Dr Christina Francis As Hippocratic Physicians, we are responsible to protect both the mother and unborn child from fertilization until natural death.
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"We used to hear that abortion was a decision between a woman and her trusted family physician. But they won't even give you a chance to meet the doctor until he ... pops up on the screen from hundreds of miles away for your virtual consultation." - @cateici at #SCOTUS rally
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AAPLOG
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Member Robin Atkins LMHC testifies before the IN House on behalf of victims of mental trauma related to pregnancy preceding the new state abortion ban: “Abortion has never been a therapy modality, or intervention for any type of mental health trauma.”
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AAPLOG
2 years
AAPLOG has taken action to combat a thinly veiled threat meant to silence prolife OB/GYNs. AAPLOG has retained legal counsel to protect medical professionals and sent the following letter to ABOG's president demanding further explanation.
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AAPLOG
2 years
Our mission is clear: "Encourage and equip medical practitioners to provide an evidence-based rationale for defending the lives of both the pregnant mother and her unborn child." Become an AAPLOG member! We are here for you as you advocate for patients.
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ACOG’s abortion policy is more radical than that of a large section of U.S. OB/GYNs. ACOG has actively opposed OB/GYNs who do not agree with their radical policy, or who advocate for individual rights to choose not to refer for abortion. Learn more here:
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