“Women’s Health at Risk: Abortion and Informed Consent”
Part Two of Two

Editor’s note. Have a great weekend. If you have any thoughts on Part One or Part Two, please write me at daveandrusko@hotmail.com.

In today’s media-saturated world, DVDs are a dime a dozen. However, let me suggest a DVD which is very, very much worth your time and just a little of your resources.

It’s called, “Women’s health at Risk: Abortion and Informed Consent.” I just finished watching this production from the deVeber Institute for Bioethics and Social Research and I highly recommend it to you. The deVeber Institute is the only Canadian organization continuously studying the long-term effects of induced abortion on women’s health. Each year over 100,00 abortions are performed in Canada.

We’ve written about its scholarly work previously, particularly with respect to the excellent resource, “Women's Health after Abortion: The Medical and Psychological Evidence.” (The wonderful news there is that the second edition can be downloaded and read at www.deveber.org/text/whaa-chapters.html.)

The latest DVD focuses on a speech delivered by Dr. Deborah Zeni. In her listener-friendly fashion, Dr. Zeni talks about the risks that attend an induced abortion. And much discussion is needed. It is no exaggeration to say that there is a virtual conspiracy of silence to keep women (and men) in the dark about abortion’s immediate and longer-term impact.

Those risks include (to name just a few) high complication rates; a serious impact on future fertility, and a high risk of depression and suicide.

Dr. Zeni is a family physician who specializes in Obstetrics and Pediatrics. A widely acclaimed speaker, she won the 2006 Mentorship Award for The Rural Ontario Medicine Program, and the 2004 Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons for Excellence in Community Medicine.

As I say, the DVD is very much worth watching. You can contact the deVeber Institute about purchasing “Women’s health at Risk: Abortion and Informed Consent” by emailing bioethics@deveber.org.

Part One