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Survey Finds That Only One Out of Seven Gyns Perform Abortions

Estimation of the numbers of obstetrician/gynecologists who actually perform abortions are off the mark, if the figures from a recent survey is considered.

by Savitha C Muppala on August 26, 2011 at 10:34 AM

Estimation of the numbers of obstetrician/gynecologists who actually perform abortions are off the mark, if the figures from a recent survey is considered.

The survey found that only one out of seven Obs/Gyns actually perform abortions.


Unintended pregnancies account for nearly half of all pregnancies in The US, placing a huge demand for abortion.

Many specialists do not want to enter this controversial field of abortions fearing its repercussions. Some of them with a religious bent of mind prefer to stay away from performing abortions, while the rest do not want to attract attention of anti-abortion campaigners.

Of course, this study is not in-depth and may not have addressed other key facets necessary to arrive at the precise statistics.



Source: Medindia

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