Donna J. Harrison, M.D., dip ABOG Dr. Harrison is director of Research and Public Policy at American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists. There is no more critically important health issue for obstetricians that the health of the mother and child from conception through parturition and lactation. Yet much of the medical literature surrounding the […]
Dear ProLife Colleague, AAPLOG is not just anti-elective-abortion, we are strongly pro-women’s high standard healthcare. As high as possible, given the variety of international and cultural settings that must be dealt with in medical care situations (I worked in rural Bangladesh for 10 years—worked with very different standards than were possible in my practice in
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Proceedings of the First Annual Conference of the International Working Group for Global Women’s Health Research January 2010 Washington, D.C. Sponsored by AUL and AAPLOG International Working Group for Global Women’s Health Organizational Structure African Working Group Dr. Jean Kagia Dr. Albertine Omani Dr. Obielumani Ideh Dr. Dr. Bob Scanlon Latin American Working Group Ms.
Full Article (pdf, 49KB) Dr. Brady-West is chairman of the Coalition for the Defense of Life in Jamaica. Abstract The legalization of elective induced abortion which swept through many developed Western nations continues as a social and political issue in the Caribbean. Since 2005, Jamaica has been the focus of an attempt to legalize abortion,
An article in the June issue of the Green Journal (Obstetrics & Gynecology 2011;117[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][6]:1279-1287) shows that babies delivered at full term (at least 39 weeks) are only half as likely to die
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AAPLOG comments on the huge 2011 paper from China by Liao et al, “Repeated medical abortions and the risk of preterm birth in the subsequent pregnancy,” Arch Gynecol Obstet (2011) 284:579–586: This study reported on more than 18,000 women in seven hospitals, over 4 years- comparing over 7,000 women who had had abortions, with over
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Dear ProLife Colleague; I just watched last week’s webcast from Focus on the Family called “Unite for Life.” It Includes an excellent in-depth interview with Abby Johnson, author of UNPLANNED, the book about her journey out of Planned Parenthood and into the Life movement. Also has insights from the 4 leaders of the major crisis
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Dear ProLife Colleague, here are some bits and pieces of news from the international scene: Hungary: new constition protects life New York, May 5 (C-FAM) Last week, Hungarian President Pal Schmitt signed a controversial new constitution into law that includes a provision for the protection of unborn life “from conception” and the definition of marriage
Dear ProLife Colleague, The pro-choice powers are all in favor of Choice—as long as it agrees with their choice. The success of the Crisis Pregnancy Center movements (now called Pregnancy Resource Centers) in saving babies drives them wild. How can we be so callous as to try to spare women the abortion experience!!! Something has
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Introduction to the International Working Group for Global Women’s Health Research 2010 Symposium Proceedings Working groups for the First Annual Conference The following 3 articles were presented at the Jan 2010 meeting, and appear here at the courtesy of The Linacre Quarterly 78(2) (May 2011) Culture, Tradition, and Faith in Global Women’s Health A Caribbean
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