Issue 592 How I would limit Abortion May 15, 2015

While I know as a pro-lifer, I cannot fully ban abortion, I can at least take the money out of it so that it becomes less commercialized, and thus becomes a pure medical practice.  Here is my idea.

What I would do: First of all, I would limit abortions strictly to State run hospitals.  No other locations would be deemed acceptable for the procedure as a medical practice.  Thus, it removes the money that private groups make off this practice such as Planned Parenthood.  In addition to the money, there is a level of safety involved by going to the hospital over a private clinic which has an invested interest in having you commit to an abortion as opposed to a hospital which has a vested interest in your health.  As such it removes any form of peer pressure.

Part two of this is to make doctors who perform abortions a specialized form of medicine.  In short, a doctor would have to go to school for specific training on how to do an abortion in the same way an x-ray technicians do.  So this person, rather than a doctor will be called an abortionist and specialize in all aspects of abortion, and solving any issues that occur or result from an abortion that relates to the patient medically.  By having it be specialized and not needing a full doctor’s license, it ensures that the abortion is still cheap like at places like Planned Parenthood and accessible for those that would want or need the procedure to be performed.  Obviously, if the women is a rape victim, the abortionist would need to report it, and if the child is underage, the parents must be notified.  The reason for these measures is that abortion clinics have in the past ignored such laws and thus allowed for rapists to get away, or for underage adults to be peer pressured into the procedure.  In this instance, the rule is an attempt to eliminate that, and with it being in the hospital records, makes it almost impossible to hide.  Hence eliminating the anonymity of an abortion clinic which in some cases have gotten away with usurping the law.

Conclusion:  These two measures combined ensure that abortion stays a professional practice that is limited by law, depending on what State laws govern the practice.  So if the State allows for unlimited abortions, then the abortionist will do them at any State run hospital.  If the State limits the abortions to say those with certain conditions such as a woman's life being in danger, or rape, then the abortionist must follow it.  No more money should be allowed in this industry that I personally see as dealing death, and no more pressuring young girls who are scared and confused as to what to do.