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Clinical Reviews: Richard John Lyus, Paul Gianutsos, and Marji Gold First Trimester Procedural Abortion in Family Medicine J Am Board Fam Med 2009; 22: 169-174 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF]

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L. Paul Gianutsos, Richard John Lyus, Margie Gold   (19 August 2009)

Lifetime Elective Abortion Statistics

Gordon G Uretsky   (19 May 2009)

Response to Dr. Uretsky 19 August 2009
L. Paul Gianutsos, Associate Director Swedish Family Medicine Residency, Richard John Lyus, Margie Gold Send response to journal: Re: Response to Dr. Uretsky paul.gianutsos{at}swedish.org L. Paul Gianutsos, et al.	To the editors: We appreciate the interest of Dr Uretsky (1) in abortion but he has unfortunately misread the article which clearly states that in the United States “at least one-third of women will have an abortion”. In addition, he incorrectly states that the Guttmacher references New York data. In fact the data cited in the Guttmacher reference (2) is derived from the 2002 National Survey of Family Growth and was combined with birth, abortion and population data from federal, state and nongovernmental sources to arrive at the estimates. No attempt has been made to inflate the figures regarding abortion; rather a careful reading of the article demonstrates the widespread prevalence of abortion and the need for family doctors to provide this service to their patients. 1. Uretsky G re: First Trimester Procedural Abortion in Family Medicine; Richard John Lyus, Paul Gianutsos, and Marji Gold; J Am Board Fam Med 2009; 22: 169-174 2. Guttmacher Institute. In brief: facts on induced abortion in the United States. Available from http:// www.guttmacher.org/pubs/fb_induced_abortion.html. Accessed 29 December 2008.
Lifetime Elective Abortion Statistics 19 May 2009
Gordon G Uretsky, family physician none Send response to journal: Re: Lifetime Elective Abortion Statistics tmc.doctor{at}tatumtel.net Gordon G Uretsky	I read with some disbelief the statement cited in this article that "almost half" of American women will have had an abortion. Following the first reference to the Guttmacher Institute website, I find: "At current rates, about one in three American women will have had an abortion by the time she reaches age 45." There is an obvious bias to inflate figures about abortion in an article on abortion! Nonetheless I was caught by surprise to find it that high, as it is a higher percentage than my patients are willing to reveal to me. -Thanks