Who should decide what medical procedures and examinations you need to undergo? How should these decisions be made and by who? Should these medical decisions be made by you and your doctor based on your medical requirements? Or should they be made by the government based on political calculations?
Planned Parenthood To Defy 'Inappropriate' Missouri Abortion Rule | HuffPost
A new state requirement of two pelvic exams before an abortion is "medically unnecessary" and "invasive," doctors say.
“Today I was forced by the state of Missouri to perform an unnecessary pelvic exam on a patient terminating her pregnancy for a fetal anomaly. She is heartbroken over her situation and I was forced to do an invasive, uncomfortable exam. It broke me as a physician to do this to her”
Planned Parenthood of St. Louis, the last remaining abortion provider in Missouri, told CBS News on Wednesday that it’s going to stop complying with a state regulation requiring doctors to perform two pelvic exams on women seeking abortions.
Planned Parenthood To Defy 'Inappropriate' Missouri Abortion Rule | HuffPost
A new state requirement of two pelvic exams before an abortion is "medically unnecessary" and "invasive," doctors say.
“Today I was forced by the state of Missouri to perform an unnecessary pelvic exam on a patient terminating her pregnancy for a fetal anomaly. She is heartbroken over her situation and I was forced to do an invasive, uncomfortable exam. It broke me as a physician to do this to her”
Planned Parenthood of St. Louis, the last remaining abortion provider in Missouri, told CBS News on Wednesday that it’s going to stop complying with a state regulation requiring doctors to perform two pelvic exams on women seeking abortions.