In April, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed a bill that makes it illegal for state colleges to fund medical residency programs that offer abortion training with state or federal money, including money paid by students as part of tuition or fees.
But what began as a rare seed in a nationwide garden of abortion-defunding measures has blossomed into a national movement to reduce the number of medical professionals who are trained to provide abortions. Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a measure that would ban health centers from using federal funds for comprehensive medical training that includes instruction of abortion procedures.
For a more recent assessment of providers, according to the Guttmacher Institute, there were 1,793 abortion providers in 2008, and 87 percent of all U.S. counties (where 35 percent of women in America live) lacked an abortion provider. Guttmacher says that, currently, 95 percent of providers offer abortion at eight weeks from the last menstrual period; 64 percent offer some second-trimester abortion services; 23 percent offer abortion after 20 weeks; 11 percent of all abortion providers offer abortions at 24 weeks. American Independent
But what began as a rare seed in a nationwide garden of abortion-defunding measures has blossomed into a national movement to reduce the number of medical professionals who are trained to provide abortions. Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a measure that would ban health centers from using federal funds for comprehensive medical training that includes instruction of abortion procedures.
For a more recent assessment of providers, according to the Guttmacher Institute, there were 1,793 abortion providers in 2008, and 87 percent of all U.S. counties (where 35 percent of women in America live) lacked an abortion provider. Guttmacher says that, currently, 95 percent of providers offer abortion at eight weeks from the last menstrual period; 64 percent offer some second-trimester abortion services; 23 percent offer abortion after 20 weeks; 11 percent of all abortion providers offer abortions at 24 weeks. American Independent
Editor: Of course, the original headline is misleading. Taking away funding for abortion training doesn't mean there will be fewer pro-choice doctors, just fewer of them doing abortions.
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