Written by: Doctors For Life
Article source: www.doctorsforlife.co.za
Lawyers for Dr Jacques de Vos, who has been charged by the HPCSA for allegedly advising a mother that her healthy 19 week unborn baby is a human being, have given notice to the HPCSA that US professor Priscilla Coleman may be called as an expert witness.
Prof Coleman, Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Bowling Green State University, Ohio, USA is a leading international expert on abortion and mental health. According to Prof Coleman, “over the past several decades, the number of peer-reviewed studies identifying adverse mental health outcomes associated with abortion have increased dramatically”.
She states that “hundreds of studies have revealed that women who choose abortion experience increased risk of mental health problems, including substance abuse, anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation and suicide, among other conditions and symptoms”.
Her research offers the largest quantitative estimate of mental health risks associated with abortion available in the world. Results (involving 877 297 participants, 163 880 of whom experienced an abortion) revealed that women who aborted compared to women who have not, experienced 81% increased risk for mental health problems. The results revealed that women who have abortions have the following increased risks: anxiety disorders 34%, depression 37%, alcohol abuse 110%, marijuana abuse 220% and suicide behaviours 155%.
After many delays on the part of the HPCSA since 2017, Dr De Vos pleaded “not guilty” to professional misconduct before a HPCSA Professional Conduct Committee in December 2019. The HPCSA prosecutor must now commence with evidence at the hearing scheduled on 2 April 2020 in Cape Town.
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Date published: 10/03/2020
Feature image: Dr Jacques de Vos and US professor Priscilla Coleman
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Abortion is murder, end of story. This doctor has been blessed with a God-given talent to heal and preserve life, no matter the circumstances. What he did in sharing his views on abortion, was in absolute obedience to God’s Word. Dr. Jacques will be judged as a righteous child of God when his time on earth is over. Undoubtedly the same God shall sit in judgment on those who are judging the doctor. May the Lord speak to the hearts of these people, who obviously need His grace and ultimate healing. We can but continue to pray God’s protective hands over Dr. de Vos and his legal team.