Taking Sides on Abortion Issue
Gerber is again trying to rewrite medical history. Contrary to the insinuations in his essay, many of the pro-abortion views and practices he describes were almost nonexistent in the medical profession a mere 20 years ago.
In fact, when the child, on occasion, survives an abortion, some abortionist-physicians have argued that they then have an obligation to kill it, secondarily, as an implied part of the abortion-contract made with the mother. It seems obvious then that the underlying purpose of induced abortion, as it is now practiced, is to kill the unborn child.
JAMES H. FORD MD
Medical Adviser,
American Life Lobby
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