Post by d murphy on May 31, 2012 2:35:25 GMT -5
if abortion clinics were truly vested solely (and soullessly) in making money from abortions why would they invest money in birth control and pregnancy prevention procedures? wouldn't that hurt their business?
and furthermore if the patient already ventured forward to make an appointment at a clinic, wouldn't transparency be more comforting to them than supplying them with material a doctor didn't believe?
now, maybe a patient does want to be talked out of a procedure. maybe they don't. i place a lot of faith in the therapists who evaluate patients, because they do not stand to benefit from the outcome of a session either way as they're paid per session (which will occur regardless of the choice a patient makes), which contributes to my support of the idea of counelling sessions (unlike the sonogram examiners who could potentially make money from abortion procedures, which is another reason the forced sonogram exposure seems unjustified). besides who are we to place a hypothetical judgment on a person whose circumstances we do not fully know as they are not our own?
if a clinic creates a hostile environment presenting unwarranted information that a patient isn't carefully prepared for or if a clinic becomes illegal and ceases to exist, what's to stop a woman from getting unprofessional treatment and resorting to rat poison to induce a miscarriage or risking serious, possibly fatal infection, by piercing their uterus with a coat hanger or other improperly sterilized and incorrectly used object.
all of these ideas, to me, contribute to a do not harm principle as the more difficult a process becomes, the more can go wrong. but i understand suspicion of a clinic's motivations, especially as more states make efforts to reduce funding that could support of these facilities.
although you and i may never choose to have an abortion, even if we found ourselves in a situation to make that choice, i don't feel we can speak for every other person and what choice they may make. so if someone is to make that difficult choice, i would hope they can do so in an environment that feels safe and accomodating not cold and confusing and mired in procedure that draws out an already extremely emotional and difficult situation.
and furthermore if the patient already ventured forward to make an appointment at a clinic, wouldn't transparency be more comforting to them than supplying them with material a doctor didn't believe?
now, maybe a patient does want to be talked out of a procedure. maybe they don't. i place a lot of faith in the therapists who evaluate patients, because they do not stand to benefit from the outcome of a session either way as they're paid per session (which will occur regardless of the choice a patient makes), which contributes to my support of the idea of counelling sessions (unlike the sonogram examiners who could potentially make money from abortion procedures, which is another reason the forced sonogram exposure seems unjustified). besides who are we to place a hypothetical judgment on a person whose circumstances we do not fully know as they are not our own?
if a clinic creates a hostile environment presenting unwarranted information that a patient isn't carefully prepared for or if a clinic becomes illegal and ceases to exist, what's to stop a woman from getting unprofessional treatment and resorting to rat poison to induce a miscarriage or risking serious, possibly fatal infection, by piercing their uterus with a coat hanger or other improperly sterilized and incorrectly used object.
all of these ideas, to me, contribute to a do not harm principle as the more difficult a process becomes, the more can go wrong. but i understand suspicion of a clinic's motivations, especially as more states make efforts to reduce funding that could support of these facilities.
although you and i may never choose to have an abortion, even if we found ourselves in a situation to make that choice, i don't feel we can speak for every other person and what choice they may make. so if someone is to make that difficult choice, i would hope they can do so in an environment that feels safe and accomodating not cold and confusing and mired in procedure that draws out an already extremely emotional and difficult situation.