I never said that, but I guess its correct. What if there are complications and the baby is injured or dies in utero, or what if the health of the mother or baby is at risk? It is important that the OBGYN be prepared for these situations, so YES, it is important that they know how to do an abortion.
I am not talking about elective abortions.
But the law is. Because the rare situations when an abortion is necessary to save a woman's life may not come up during the student's training, people like NY's Mayor Bloomberg think it's okay to decree that students put in time at abortion clinics, where all the abortions are elective (if they were medically necessary, they'd be happening in the hospital). Apparently it is not enough that they learn D & C or C-sections without taking part in elective abortions "just to learn how" to rip up a fetus really well and really quick.
Abortionists are not really held in high esteem. Even Howard Dean answered "No, I'm a medical doctor" when asked if he had ever performed an abortion when he worked at Planned Parenthood. That's very telling as to the level of medical skill required to perform one, isn't it?