June 28, 2004

SCANS UNCOVER SECRETS OF THE WOMB. I’ve counseled women considering abortion whose children were about here. In general, the pictures of fetal development we use (I think they’re the Lennart Nilssen ones) are among the things women respond to most strongly and are most interested in during counseling. Women–including women considering abortion–in my experience really want to know what’s happening inside the womb. My old post on informed consent may help explain why.

BBC link via The Corner.


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