House Republicans decried the nation’s leading obstetrician-gynecologist association for canceling a presentation by pro-life doctors at a recent conference, calling the move “hypocritical and outrageous.”
updated in May calls abortion an “essential component of comprehensive, evidence-based health care,” and “strongly opposes any effort that impedes access to abortion care and interferes in the relationship between a person and their healthcare professional.”
The policy does not include any recommended limits on abortion, but emphasizes that the organization seeks “to oppose and overturn efforts restricting access to abortion.”They said they would “press for immediate changes to this unacceptable behavior—whether that means taking to task in meetings or refusing meetings until they change course—and encourage other Members to do the same.”and Mr. Roy, the lawmakers on the statement are Reps. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina, Diana Harshbarger of Tennessee, and Andy Harris of Maryland, who is also a physician.
Dr. Christina Francis, a practicing OBGYN in Indiana who heads AAPLOG, said that women “deserve the best possible medical care and the best information about that care.”continues to try to silence anyone who disagrees with its political agenda,” Dr. Francis said.
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