“I was totally uninformed of available alternatives to abortion. I never recommended adoption or keeping the child. Furthermore, I was completely unaware of the medical facts, including the development of the fetus. I received no training in factual matters- my job was just to keep women happy and make sure they went along with an abortion.”
Abortion Clinic Worker
Interview by Randy Alcorn Pro-Life Answers to Pro-Choice Arguments (Eternal Perspectives Ministries: Grand Rapids, Michigan 1992) p 100
However:
In many states, there are no laws governing what clinics must tell patients about abortion medical risks, leaving the clinics free to withhold this information from prospective patients. A bill was proposed to mandate that information about the physical and mental complications of abortion be given to women. Nearly all pro-choice organizations opposed this legislation, as did abortionists.
Here is a quote by Joyce Tarnow, owner of an abortion clinic in Florida:
”We have always had informed consent, that is that they understand what an abortion is: that it’s a termination of pregnancy, This (pamphlet mandating clinics tell patients the risks of abortion) is just an anti-abortion campaign that’s gone too far.”
“Pamphlet Throws Clinics for a Loop” Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel July 2, 1997
See mere quotes in this section about why informed consent laws are needed.
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