A pro-choice author talks about how abortionists have been viewed in the medical community:
One doctor practicing in the 1950s described how his doctor father taught him that “abortionists had the same social status as a child molester or rapist.” His father’s message was echoed by his teachers in medical school, who stressed that the doctors didn’t do immoral things like abortion. This man, who admitted he had no contact with abortion or abortion practitioners in the criminal era, had easily internalized the lessons:
“I had strong opinions about the scum of the earth – abortionists.… I was taught that abortion was not only illegal but immoral, and that no self-respecting doctor who considered herself a part of the medical community would perform an abortion… Abortionists were “bums,” “murderers,” real “lowlifes,” and very inept physicians who could not make a living any other way. They were objects of contempt and scorn.”
Rickie Solinger Beggars and Choosers (New York: Hill and Wang, 2001) 48 – 49
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