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You trust your doctor with your body, your family, and sometimes your life. So what happens when medicine starts treating “do no harm” as optional and replaces it with a customer-service mindset where the request matters more than the ethical guardrails?
This week we talk with board-certified OB/GYN Dr. Christina Francis, CEO of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, to unpack what the Hippocratic Oath was really trying to solve. The Hippocratic tradition drew a hard line between healing and intentionally harming patients, and that line still matters for trust in healthcare today. We trace how abortion helped shift medical ethics toward an autonomy-first provider model.
We also discuss how major medical associations like ACOG(American College of Obstetrics/Gynecology) shape standards of care and influence court decisions, especially on politically charged issues such as abortion, abortion pill reversal, conscience rights in medicine, physician-assisted suicide, and transgender medicine. You will learn how to choose an OB you can trust, share clear questions to ask your doctor and what to look for in hospitals and professional affiliations to find physicians committed to do no harm.
If this conversation challenges you, share it with a friend, subscribe for more Straight Talk on Life Issues, and leave a review. What questions would you ask your doctor after hearing this?
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