Will I be able to learn the procedure if I do a peds residency?
What if my residency is at a catholic hospital? Will they help me get training elsewhere?
I am unaware of any pediatric training program in which surgical abortions are taught. During rotations in adolescent medicine, you will gain experience in contraceptive counseling. I am doubtful that a Catholic hospital would assist you with obtaining training in abortion.
The ethics of abortion are commonly discussed in many settings including several within SDN. Feel free to carry out these types of debates in the Topics in Healthcare forum or the Sociopolitical forum.
As training in surgical abortions is not really a pediatric topic, I will ask that the thread be closed. Anyone with suggestions specific to the questions asked can PM the OP.
Please try to maintain the tone of the comments on the forum civil. No persons opinion on this or similar themes was ever changed by the insults already given here. Like it or not, abortion is a legal procedure in the US. Pediatricians, although not often asked to perform them, may be asked about therapeutic abortions in the case of congenital abnormalities or may be involved in counseling adolescents considering a pregnancy termination. Thus, being involved in discussions with patients about abortions is not outside the range of pediatrics at times.