According to a study in the Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 97% of obstetrician-gynecologists have encountered patients wanting an abortion, but only 14% performed them.
The study determined what percentage of OBGYNs performed abortions based on religion. Here were the results:
- 40.2 percent of Jewish doctors say yes, compared with
- 1.2 percent of Evangelical Protestants
- 9 percent of Roman Catholics or Eastern Orthodox
- 10.1 percent of Non-Evangelical Protestants
- 20 percent of Hindus
- 26.5 percent of doctors who said they had no religious affiliation
The study was based on a self-administered confidential survey sent to a sample of 1,800 ob-gyns practicing in the United States. A total of 1,144 doctors responded.
Jenny Gold “Study: Fewer Doctors Are Offering Abortions” Kaiser health news blog AUGUST 22ND, 2011
It is interesting that almost 10% of Catholics were willing to perform abortions.
By bad in the comment above I meant, unfaithful.
Not sure how this article is relevant to the pro-life cause. Yes there are Catholics (and Orthodox Christians) who violate the position of their church. There are bad practitioners of every religion, that does not make the religion untrue.
I don’t know, I just thought it was interesting. I suppose it might be relevant if pro-lifers are trying to figure out how to reach abortionists to know their religious backgrounds….or perhaps its just something I thought people might be interested in.
No, of course it doesn’t make the religion untrue. I was not trying to say that, that was not a point I was trying or even thinking of making.