Performing abortions can be a very difficult thing for doctors to do. Besides the stigma that persists about abortion providers, many doctors are troubled by the procedures themselves. Sometimes these stresses lead to bizarre or disturbing behavior of abortions providers. For example, in an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer, a nurse said that an abortionist:
“walked out of the operating room after doing six abortions. She smeared her hand [which was covered with blood] on mine and said, “Go wash it off. That’s the hand that did it.”
Mark Crutcher “Lime 5: Exploited by Choice ” (Denton, Texas: Life Dynamics Incorporated, 1996) 173
