VOC Discussion Guide

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Voices of Choice
Physicians Who Provided Abortions Before Roe v. Wade Discussion Guide
Updated 7 November 2007
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Introduction Facilitator Plan Topics Providers Access The Doctor-Patient Relationship Harassment, Danger, and Isolation Income and Status Abortion and Contraception What Difference Has Roe v. Wade Made The Coming Crisis Morality Religion and Medicine Closing Resources Facts about Abortion Profiles For More Information
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INTRODUCTION Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health (PRCH) was created to fulfill a critical need. Physicians have traditionally been missing in the debate over personal choice, family planning, abortion, teenage pregnancy, and sexuality education issues. Yet physicians are intimately involved in evaluating and providing credible information on reproductive health issues as part of their daily professional responsibilities. PRCH provides peer support as well as education and training for physicians to be at the forefront of the public debate on issues facing their patients. Our mission is to enable physicians to become more active and visible in support of universal reproductive health. We believe that all people should have the knowledge, equal access to quality services, and freedom of choice to make their own reproductive health care decisions. We serve as the pro-choice voice in the medical community and the physician voice in the women