Organizations
representing more than 30,000
physicians signed a letter calling for the suspension of abortions in the
interest of preserving medical resources vital to fighting the coronavirus
pandemic. The letter was signed by five groups representing “Physicians who
practice according to the Hippocratic Oath,” and included the American College
of Pediatricians and the Association of American Physicians & Surgeons.
The
letter read in part, “In such an uncertain and tumultuous time, the entire
healthcare profession is being called upon to conserve resources and healthcare
professionals to an extent never seen before. And yet, in the midst of this
call, while hospitals are postponing elective procedures and many outpatient
clinics are rescheduling non-essential office visits, the abortion industry
continues with business as usual.”
Ohio
Attorney General David Yost also recently appealed to abortion clinics to
“immediately stop performing non-essential and elective surgical abortions.”
However, many have already indicated that they will defy the directive and continue
performing abortions regardless of the raging global coronavirus pandemic.
We have
seen Italy’s healthcare system strained to the breaking point, with people 80
years old and up being told they won’t receive treatment because limited
resources have to be prioritized. We have since seen that threshold changed to abandon
those 60 years old and older. Experts have warned that the U.S.
healthcare system could soon be similarly overwhelmed, as well. It is a
travesty—and a tragedy—that abortion continues apace, siphoning off precious
resources from the fight against what is being portrayed as one of the greatest
global threats to human health in history…just as it literally siphons off the
lifeblood of the babies subjected to it.
This is
doubly sinful. The more abortions performed today, the more likely others are
to die as well.
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