Doula (ancient Greek for female slave)is a word that has most closely become associated with a woman who provides non-medical support during labor and birth, and also the postpartum period. Now this has been extended to the abortion arena. This article about Radical Doulas reminded me of a former well thought of OB GYN in middle TN who gave up her practice to perform abortions at one of the most notorious unlicensed abortion mills in Nashville. When some of her patients found out about it they were appalled and appealed to her not to do this. She told them that she could make more money working part time doing abortions than full time delivering babies and this would allow her to spend more time at home with her children!! Some excerpts from this article reminded me of this woman who was able to compartmentalize her thinking. At one point, she briefly comments on examining the contents of the abortion in the clean up phase and I wonder of the difference in the procedures. One produces a child and other a butchered child...it does not bother her....whatever the outcome.
"There are those who believe the two roles are contradictory. To those people I say: my goal during each is the same. I’m there to support the person giving birth/having an abortion/miscarriage. I’m not focused on the outcome, or the reason they are there. I’m focused on providing the best support possible. There is no contradiction there."
We currently work in one hospital and one clinic. I think the main difference between being an abortion doula and a birth doula is time...."
"That’s one of the things I like about abortion doula work–I can make time for it in my schedule, in my life, without having to be ready to drop everything for 24 hours for a long birth. It’s selfish, I know, but it’s been part of what’s allowed me to get back into it."
HT: Jill Stanek
2 comments:
Well, obviously to her either job is about providing support to women. Certainly to be a nurse in the maternity ward would be more joyous (for the most part), but she has not chosen that as the schedule and pay make her more available to her family.
Pretty straightfoward.
This is so sad. There is clearly justification going on here to make it seem ok to her to be killing babies all day long. And as a woman giving labor, wouldn't you want your care provider to care about the outcome???? SO SAD.
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