Mark E. Green on Abortion

Protect unborn except when maternal life at risk

A: Strongly Agree

Q: Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments.

A: Strongly Agree

Q: Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

A: As an emergency medicine residency-trained physician I was taught the best way to save an unborn child is to save the mother. Physicians facing the decisions in time of crisis make the medical decision to save the mother first because it's the best way to save the child. The question is about the humanity of the child, and I clearly believe life begins at conception. Physicians forced to choose between the two--an unimaginable scenario in my training--should have the ability to make that call in the heat of the trauma or life-threatening situation. In those situations, we need to let doctors do what they are trained to do and save both as best they can.

Pro-life, according to PVS survey.

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