Training for Abortions to Be Required
Programs that train doctors in obstetrics will be required to teach abortion skills under a policy adopted Tuesday by the group that governs graduate medical education.
Programs that refuse to do so risk losing accreditation, which teaching hospitals need to qualify for federal reimbursement for services that medical residents provide to patients.
The unanimous decision by the 23-member Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education was prompted by reports that teaching hospitals have neglected to ensure that residents have adequate training in the procedure.
The revised policy takes effect effective Jan. 1, 1996.
The council’s decision was denounced by abortion opponents, including Cardinal Roger Mahony of Los Angeles.
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