Supporters say the need for expanded training has been highlighted by a botched abortion in Maryland by Utah doctor Nicola Riley. Maryland’s medical board suspended her license in August, accusing her of endangering patients’ safety. Riley, who also provides abortions in Utah, still has her local medical license. "There are bad people in every profession,” said Karrie Galloway, CEO of Planned Parenthood Association of Utah. “That’s why it is so important that we have training programs … so that medical students and post docs have the skills and the training to provide the best care possible.”
Editor: Emphasis added. The article goes on:“'We’re there because we need to be good at it. We need to be able to pick up when anyone else slows down.' In opening the new Metro Health Center, 160 S. 1000 East, Galloway took advantage of a pot of money available to add abortion services. The Consortium of Planned Parenthood Abortion Providers gave the Utah clinic an undisclosed amount."
Editor: When you go to the article, pay attention to the sidebar at left, 'Legislator Responds.' Very interesting.
Rep. Carl Wimmer, R-Herriman, said he was troubled that the state-owned University of Utah was offering an abortion-related fellowship. “If that is the case, it’s something the Legislature should definitely look at,” said Wimmer, adding that he wants to ensure no state money is subsidizing the program. And Wimmer said Planned Parenthood’s decision to offer abortions means it will lose credibility at the Legislature, where the organization previously stressed that it did not terminate pregnancies. “That was the only argument that they had that carried any water with some of the people in the Legislature,” he declared. “They have lost any moral high ground they ever had for them to perpetuate optional abortions.”
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