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      I used Hugh Laurie from the popular television series, “House”, based off the idea he plays a very famous fictional doctor and he would be recognizable to almost anyone. The statement refers to how there is a lack of doctors in this country who are“not being trained to carry out” safe abortion procedures (Kirk,Okazawa-Rey). Back in 1973 when the Supreme court legalized abortion, doctors who were working in hospitals knew first hand the medical devastation that “women had suffered as a result of self-induced abortions or black market practitioners” (prochoice). Many women had turn to the so called “back alley” where they were treated with a variety of tools, such as “screw drivers and coat hangers.” Doctors then understood that safe and legal abortion requires a well-trained professionals. However, thanks to anti-choice activity with “intense campaigns of intimidation” (Duvall) a new generation of doctors seem to have forgotten this era of reproductive history and are turning a blind eye to it. In medical school, those trained in the procedure declined by 45% between 1985-1991. Students who advocate a more rigorous reproductive health program are a target for bullying and picketing (Duvall). In order to protect themselves and their families, many doctors have stopped preforming abortions all together (Kirk,Okazawa-Rey). This is wrong and unfair to women in so many ways, it's hard to know where to begin. It's wrong to say that pro-life supporters, wherever their motivation may come from, have a valid point. Who says people have the right to end a life? It's not an easy question to answer. But then again, abortion itself is not an easy decision to make. For most women, its is full of emotional turmoil: guilt, sadness, anxiety and sometimes even shame. It really depends on the situation. People who have been a victim of rape or cannot really compare to someone who doesn't want the baby for finical reason (plannedparenthood). But it doesn't matter. Women still have the right. They have the right to have an abortion. They have right to have doctors who know what the hell they're doing when it comes to their bodies.

 Works Cited

-Laws. "The Shortage of Physicians Trained and Willing to Perform Abortions in PA :: American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania." American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania (ACLU-PA). N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2012. <http://www.aclupa.org/education/clarabellduvallreproductiv/duvallprojectresourcespubl/shortageofphysicians.htm>.

Kirk, Gwyn, and Margo Rey. Women's lives: multicultural perspectives. 3rd ed. Boston, Mass.: McGraw-Hill, 2004. Print.

"National Abortion Federation: Access to Abortion." National Abortion Federation (NAF). N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2012. <http://www.prochoice.org/about_abortion/facts/access_abortion.html>.

"Thinking About Abortion - Planned Parenthood." Sexual & Reproductive Health - Sex Education - Planned Parenthood. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2012. <http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/pregnancy/abortion-21519.htm>.