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25 years ago, as a medical student on my OB/GYN rotation I was randomly assigned to an OR one morning to assist in a procedure. No information was given to me by the intern or resident on service. I found myself witnessing an early second trimester abortion on a women in her late thirties who was obviously distressed. No consideration for my rights of conscience was ever discussed with me, before or after this unfortunate circumstance. Medical students then, and even more so now, are expected to put up or shut up when faced with interventions and therapies they consider morally illicit. This underscores the need for the recent HHS ruling which mandates proper consideration of a health care provider's rights of conscience.
John L.
Rochester, MN
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