Abortion in America is a commodity, bought and sold for the supposed "benefit" of the buyer and the profit of the seller. Though abortion utilizes medical knowledge, it is not medical -- that is, abortions are not prescribed in order to heal the body or cure illness. Even in rare cases where serious medical problems do exist because of the pregnancy, abortion is still not good medicine. Given the physical and psychological risks of this procedure, an informed and truly "conscientious physician" would never prescribe a direct abortion.

For the medical workers and "clinics" engaged in the abortion industry, decisions about providing abortion services are not based on medical science, but on perceived "consumer demand." Rather than being a medical cure prescribed by a trained physician, abortion has become just another service delivered on request, regardless of women's motives or needs -- and even regardless of whether they truly even want the procedure or are freely choosing to access it. Abortions are simply dispensed to whomever can pay the price, no questions asked.

This is a far cry from the medical standards of the past, when the dignity of physicians lay in their devotion to protecting human life. This high-minded ideal was summed up in the Hippocratic oath, by which physicians pledged to use their knowledge and skills only to save lives and improve health.

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