So now you are equating life-saving procedures with abortion? Most states allow doctors to refuse to perform abortion, sterilization and a few other procedures on moral or religious grounds. However, the hallmark of medicine, going back to Hippocrates, is that doctors do not refuse to give life-saving care.
“So now you are equating life-saving procedures with abortion? “
Whether a procedure is life-saving or not is frequently a matter of opinion. What I am saying is that neither your opinion nor mine should legally trump a particular care provider’s opinion. They may be wrong. You may be wrong. If you think they are wrong, you can either provide treatment yourself (or with help of extended family, volunteers in your community) or engage the assistance of other care providers who are in accord with your views.