THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PROLIFEĀ OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS HOW ACOG ARRIVED AT THE WORDING OF ITS 1997 D&X POLICY STATEMENT As medical doctor, and especially as an OB/GYN, you will be interested in how the ACOGās 1997 Policy Statement on D&X came about. The ACOG āselect panelā met for only two days to draft the organizationās […]
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THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PROLIFEĀ OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS AAPLOG Statement on Partial Birth Abortion February, l997 The American Association of ProLife Obstetricians and Gynecologists is strongly opposed to the procedure known to the general public as āPartial Birth Abortionā, and known in medical terminology as āIntact Dilatation and Extraction,ā or āintact D&X.ā This medical terminology was
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The results of this study support the inclusion of induced abortion among significant independent risk factors for breast cancer. Although the increase in risk was relatively low (RR 1.3), the high incidence of both breast cancer and induced abortion suggest a substantial impact of thousands of excess cases per year. The 1996 Brind Metanalysis (pdf
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The ACOG has never polled its membership on their opinions about induced abortion. In 1994, AAPLOG commissioned an independent agent to poll the entire membership of ACOG. The response rate was 25%. In particular, question #5 indicates that over 52% opposed abortion as a solution for unplanned pregnancy. AAPLOG 1995 Survey
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The Daling study was specifically commissioned and funded by the United States National Cancer Institute to investigate the abortion/breast cancer link. 845 women with breast cancer were compared with 961 controls. Janet Daling’s group found an overall 50% breast cancer risk increase by age 45 for women who have had an induced abortion. A 12%
The Howe study, done in 1989, was based totally on a prospective data base from the state of New York (both fetal death and breast cancer being mandated as reportable diseases). There is no possibility of “recall bias” influencing the result. The study found a 90% increase in breast cancer by age 40 among women
This collection of articles, letters, and news releases will define AAPLOG’s positions and actions on other pro-life issues not addressed elsewhere. AAPLOG Statement Against Violence This statement was originally released in 1994 after the murder of Dr. Gunn in Pensacola, Florida. It was re-affirmed in 1998 after the murder of Dr. Slepian in Buffalo, New
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