Wendy Chavkin, MD, MPH, is a professor of public health and obstetric gynecology at Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, and a founder of Physicians of Reproductive Choice and Health.
Whatever religious values medical providers hold, we must also respect our patients’ right to know all of their treatment options. For us, patients come first.
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