{"id":297999,"date":"2023-09-07T12:43:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T17:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=297999"},"modified":"2023-09-06T22:54:16","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T03:54:16","slug":"language-pro-life-medical-group-glossary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/language-pro-life-medical-group-glossary\/","title":{"rendered":"Language matters: Pro-life medical group releases medical glossary"},"content":{"rendered":"
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(Pregnancy Help News<\/a>) In an effort to promote \u201coptimal healthcare for both pregnant woman and preborn children,\u201d the American Association of Pro Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists (AAPLOG) has issued a \u201cGlossary of Medical Terms for Life-Affirming Medical Professionals<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

“In this post-Dobbs<\/em>\u00a0environment, it is critical for life-affirming medical professionals to utilize language that is scientifically accurate,\u201d said Dr. Donna Harrison, board-certified OBGYN and AAPLOG\u2019s director of research. \u201cIn order for women to have true informed consent it is essential that they be given accurate information about the humanity of the preborn, the intent of induced abortion, and the difference between induced abortion and medically indicated maternal-fetal separations.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pro-abortion American College of OB-GYNs (ACOG) obscures these facts in their own recently-published “Guide to Language and Abortion,” Harrison said, \u201cencouraging terminology that dehumanizes the preborn and euphemizes induced abortion.\u201d<\/p>\n

ACOG\u2019s March 2022 language guide claims to be \u201cwithout bias.\u201d However, its language recommendations do not necessarily reflect medical science. For example, it stresses to use such language as \u201cmedication abortion\u201d instead of \u201cchemical abortion,\u201d even though the abortion pill does not medicate any illness.<\/p>\n

The AAPLOG glossary recognizes this and recommends avoiding the term \u201cmedication abortion\u201d to refer to the abortion pill regimen.<\/p>\n

The glossary states: \u201cmedication implies that an illness is being treated and that there is therapeutic benefit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Because pregnancy is not an illness, the glossary recommends alternate language such as \u201cintentional embryocide by chemical agent\u201d or \u201cintentional feticide via mifepristone.\u201d<\/p>\n

This recommendation is especially timely in light of an\u00a0ongoing court case<\/a>\u00a0against the FDA<\/a>, which fast-tracked the abortion drug mifepristone on the false grounds that it treated a \u201cserious or life-threatening illness.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ACOG guide also delves into political language.<\/p>\n

It suggests using the term \u201cabortion\u201d instead of \u201celective abortion\u201d or \u201cabortion on-demand,\u201d even though the latter terms provide more information as to the circumstances under which politicians are promoting abortion.<\/p>\n

The AAPLOG glossary recommends the term \u201cintentional feticide\u201d instead of \u201cabortion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Further clarification is also recommended, depending on the method used. For example, the glossary suggests \u201cIntentional feticide by chemical agent,\u201d \u201cIntentional feticide by vacuum disruption,\u201d \u201cIntentional feticide by dismemberment,\u201d etc.<\/p>\n