[hocndoc]

The ban went so far to prohibit counseling by a doctor about abortion in any clinic that received Federal funds. In my opinion, it went too far in prohibiting speech, and I’m very pro-life, although I wasn’t as aware of the issue at that time as I am now.

I was a resident at the time and we were told we couldn’t counsel about abortion at all, even when patients asked us questions. (I would tell them that the law prohibited me from counseling them, and then describe the development of their child before birth.)

[GOP_Thug_Mom]

The problem you get when "counseling" regarding abortion is that it's almost always a sales gimmick. A scared, pregnant young woman is an easy sell for abortion. What kind of counseling would be given at a place that is associated with abortions (as someone above quoted the organization)? They sure won't tell a woman what the baby looks like, what she'll spend the rest of her life suffering, etc. Believe me, I spent 10 years trying to talk women out of abortion. Now THAT'S hard to do in this society.