{"id":63236,"date":"2015-05-02T18:25:00","date_gmt":"2015-05-02T22:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=63236"},"modified":"2015-05-03T15:12:27","modified_gmt":"2015-05-03T19:12:27","slug":"joyce-arthur-doesnt-like-hypocritical-pro-lifers-hypocritical-abortion-doctors-apparently-theyre-okay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/joyce-arthur-doesnt-like-hypocritical-pro-lifers-hypocritical-abortion-doctors-apparently-theyre-okay\/","title":{"rendered":"Joyce Arthur doesn’t like hypocritical pro-lifers. Hypocritical abortion doctors? Apparently they’re okay."},"content":{"rendered":"
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As an activist and writer<\/a>, Joyce Arthur has worked passionately on behalf of the abortion industry. In 2000, she published anecdotes<\/a> from industry members claiming to have performed abortions on pro-life women. Entitled, \u201cWhen the Anti-Choice Choose,\u201d the collection included this entry:<\/p>\n

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“I had a 37 year old woman just yesterday who was 13 weeks. She said she and her husband had been discussing this pregnancy for 2-3 months. She was strongly opposed to abortion, ‘but my husband is forcing me to do it.’ Naturally, I told her that no one could force her into an abortion, and that she had to choose whether the pregnancy or her husband were more important. I told her I only wanted what was best for her, and I would not do the abortion unless she agreed that it was in her best interest. Once she was faced with actually having to voice her own choice, she said ‘Well, I made the appointment and I came here, so go ahead and do it. It’s what’s best.’ At last I think she came to grips with the fact that it really was her decision after all.” (Physician, Nevada) \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

A few things stand out here. First off, despite being a \u201cchoice provider,” this doctor doesn\u2019t provide too many options. Although his patient said she was \u201cstrongly opposed to abortion,\u201d he never asked if she\u2019d considered an alternative like adoption<\/a>. Neither did he mention that there were organizations<\/a> ready to help support her<\/a>. Instead, he bluntly told her to choose between \u201cthe pregnancy or her husband.\u201d<\/p>\n

Second, it seems he had about as much concern for this woman\u2019s safety as he did for her child\u2019s. When she stated that her husband was “forcing” her, the physician didn’t ask how. Instead, he simply insisted that \u201cno one could force her into an abortion.\u201d Sadly, too many women know that just isn\u2019t true.<\/p>\n

Some studies suggest that more than half<\/a> of those who abort do so under pressure, and that pressure can turn deadly: women have faced gunshots<\/a> and fatal beatings<\/a> when they\u2019ve refused. Others have had their throats slashed<\/a>, their houses bombed<\/a>, and their bodies set on fire<\/a> after they were suffocated.<\/p>\n

Who would force a woman into a clinic visit? Abusive partners, for one. After all, a trip to the clinic is a lot cheaper than child support.<\/p>\n

Sexual predators like abortion too. Baby bumps tend to draw attention–something abusers want to avoid. Gary Cross<\/a> understood that when he coerced his thirteen year-old stepdaughter to abort at twenty-two weeks. He wasn\u2019t alone, as you can find a list here<\/a> of over fifty other men who used abortion to keep their crimes hidden and their victims suffering.<\/p>\n

Pimps also find abortion useful, as it\u2019s a great way to keep women and girls working the streets. The anti-trafficking group A21 Campaign<\/a> has released a video in which a former victim named Nicole recounts her life of slavery, including how her pimp forced her into having two abortions.<\/p>\n