Words used in medicine and media should be precise, transparent, and free from manipulative undertones. Language associated with pregnancy and loss should never sow seeds of confusion, manipulate, or harm.
This issue has come more to the fore as Big Abortion’s messaging has become embedded in the worlds of healthcare and the media and blurred the lines between medicine and socio-political ideology.
In caring for pregnant patients, healthcare professionals are entrusted with the tremendous responsibility of two patients ...