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Combined Methotrexate and Misoprostol for Early Induced Abortion
J. Brad Lichtenhan, MD
Associates in Family Care Olathe, Kan
Arch Fam Med. 1996;5(5):263.
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I read the abortion article1 with some interest and noticed under "Methods" that a significant step was missing.
The first paragraph deals with how patients were recruited for the study with a 10-step procedure. Unfortunately and sadly, none of the 10 steps involved any type of counseling as to whether these women truly wanted an abortion and had given the repercussions full consideration.
In my personal practice, 3 or 4 women present annually requesting abortion. I take ample time to sit down and gently discuss personal problems and alternatives to abortion, always allowing the woman to make her own choice. As a result, I have had no women who went ahead with an abortion after giving the whole situation further thought. Unfortunately, no counseling was done in this study.
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