Abortion, Professionalism, and Patient-Centered Counseling

In this section, you will find readings and links to supplementary material that pertains to Week 1 of the Abortion Course.

Videos:

• Rachel Maddow:  Wendy Davis seeks to rouse dormant Democratic giant in Texas
• Vice News, The Fake Abortion Clinics Of America: Misconception
• Motherless: A legacy of loss from illegal abortion. watchmotherless.org

Academic Literature

• Harris L. Recognizing conscience in abortion provision. NEJM. 2012.
• One Hundred Professors of Obstetrics and Gynecology. A statement on abortion by 100 professors of obstetrics: 40 years later. AJOG. Sept. 2013. 193-9.
• Perrucci AC. Decision Assessment and Counseling in Abortion Care: Philosophy and Practice. 2012.

Articles in Popular Culture

• Cosmopolitan: In Photos: The Journey to Get an Abortion From Texas’ Rio Grande Valley 
• The New York Times: The New Abortion Providers
• USA Today: Where are the Doctors?
• The New York Times Magazine: What happens to women when they are denied abortion

Values Clarifications Workshops resources described in lecture

• Caring for Challenging Patient  www.mededportal.org/publication/9701
• National Abortion Federation
• prochoice.org/pubs_research/publications/downloads/professional_education/abortion_option.pdf
• Reproductive Health Access Group www.reproductiveaccess.org/integrating_reprohealth/values_clar.htm
• Ipas https://www.ipas.org/resources/abortion-attitude-transformation-a-values-clarification-toolkit-for-global-audiences 

General Resources

• Guttmacher Institute: guttmacher.org
• Ipas: www.ipas.org
• ANSIRH: ansirh.org
• ACCESS: accesswhj.org