The end of Roe vs. Wade is near. Both sides of the abortion debate know this, and the pro-abortion side is desperate.
The Salt Lake Tribune recently ran a piece by Dr. David Turok, the abortionist and Director of Surgical Services at Planned Parenthood Association of Utah. In it, he predictably defends abortion as a woman’s right and decries pro-life bills as draconian and immoral. But we will not be deceived. This is a man who uses metal instruments and brutal techniques to kill babies as old as 21 weeks 6 days. We will not fall for his appeal to emotions or his pretense of “compassion” (read Pro-Life Utah Vice President Deanna Holland’s rebuttal to his piece here).
During the 2019 Utah legislative session, 2 maternal fetal medicine specialists (including one who sat on the board of Planned Parenthood) wrote an op-ed opposing the 18 week ban. 30 Utah MFMs (Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist) signed the op-ed in solidarity (read Pro-Life Utah’s piece exposing the names of these doctors).
Now, Dr. Turok and other abortion defenders are trying this same strategy. A new website entitled “To Utah Legislators” lists the signatures of 500 people who are using their status within the healthcare field to try to shame Utah lawmakers into voting no to pro-life legislation during the 2020 session (it bears noting that a great deal of these individuals are not at all involved in the field of obstetrics/ gynecology; some are licensed clinical social workers, ear/ nose/ throat doctors, or are in other medical specialties that have nothing to do with pregnancy or abortion). The letter they put forth contains many troubling statements. Here are a few:
“When the government interferes with the patient-provider relationship, the quality of medical care suffers.”
The primary purpose of government is to protect life. Additionally, as former abortion provider Kathi Aultman has written about, a doctor caring for a pregnant woman has two patients. Abortion-defenders conveniently leave out the second patient of the baby when speaking about patient-provider relationships.
“ACOG recognizes that abortion is an essential component of health care for millions of women.”
The entire letter is making an appeal to authority by listing talking points of ACOG (the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) to try to boost their credibility. Watch below as Dr. Donna Harrison, M.D. explains before an April 2019 Senate Judiciary Committee why ACOG is not an independent, unbiased scientific source, but instead openly admits to being a pro-abortion activist organization.
“Abortion care is a part of quality pregnancy care.”
This statement reads like Orwellian doublespeak and is so blatantly false that it almost needs no explanation. Pregnancy is a gestational period where a new human being grows inside of its mother’s womb. Abortion deliberately ends the life of that new human being. That is anything but quality care.
Here is the list of Utah healthcare workers who signed their name to the letter:
(as the names are not listed alphabetically, we suggest using the Ctrl+F option to search for any medical providers you may know)
| David Turok MD, MPH Willem O Schott MD Joanne Rolls MPAS, MEHP Erika A. Sullivan MD, MS, MS Edward Ganellen MD Melinda McAnulty MD Carol Osborn MD John Berneike MD Marguerite P. Brown RN, MS | Nona Forbes BSN Asha McClurg MD Emily Hart Hayes BUS, MS Kelly Kelso BSN, MSN Lillian Khor MD, MSCI Abigail Rizk MS Danica Loveridge DNP Jocelyn Yale DNP Lori Gawron MD, MPH Kathleen Burke RNC, MS | Stacey Bank, MD Ann Flynn MD Sara Lenherr MD, MS, Jordan Johnsen APRN Sarah Merrick MSN Julie Lerman MD Bernice Tenort BSN Rebekah Birdsall DNP Nathan Blue MD Lauren Theilen MD | Jhenette Lauder MD Marisa Adelman MD Brett Einerson MD, MPH Caleb Hopwood MD Michelle Debbink MD/PhD Meredith Humphreys MD Stephanie Sampson MS Rebecca Abbey MD, MPA Jennifer E Kaiser MD Michele Goldberg MD |
| Dorothy Echeverria RN Melanie Wolcott-Klein RN, BSN Kim Phillips BSN Corinne Scott BS Kayla Gatos MSN Paige Miller CNM, WHNP Meghan Higgins MS Mara Rabin MD Regan Haight MSN Trece Swanson DNP | Lindsey Yanke MD Aaron Gale MD Mauli Dalal MD Britt Hultgren MD Julie Lassig MSN, CRNP Kathryn Lee CNM Crystal Norton MSN Kevin Shilling MD Samara Lazernick MD Michelle Regruto MD | Kencee Graves MD Erica Johnstone MD Andrew J Gawron MD Rita Sharshiner MD Carissa Monroy MD Sarah Zarek MD Mitzi Siebert BSN Jen Wei DO Paloma Cariello MD Cara Jones MSN, BSN | Mallorie Cracroft MD Juliana Simonetti MD Hilary Hewes MD Janice LB Byrne MD Ashley Seawright MSN Eliotte Hirshberg MD Patrick Greis MD Marta Heilbrun MD, MS Laura Moreno MD Dann Byck MD |
| Geoffrey Crockett MD Cara Heuser MD, MS Amanda Breviu MD Evangelia Lazaris MD Lauren Nicola MD Kelli C. Lund MD Erik Bieging MD Leah Cooper MD Paul Krakovitz MD Lindsey Carlson PhD | Mycah Spika Lee Rogers MPAS Heather Campbell MD Sara Simonsen BSN, CNM Tiffany Weber MD Dan Collins MD Dakota Chetrit PA-C, RD Bethanie White MD Courtney Henley MD Susan Nourse MD | Jenifer Lingeman MD Kathleen M Lawliss MD Jenny Tuan MD Jennifer Mallett ARDMS Melani Harker MD Heather Balch MD Steve Huish MD Theresa Kurtz MD Kelly Nolan MD Kevin Cummisford MD | Ruth Zimmer MD Anna Ermarth MD Sonja Raaum MD David Gontrum MD Eric Schenfeld MD Diane Alonso MD Hannah Stillin MD Kristin Shields NP Laura A. Pace MD, PHD Lisa Western BSN, DNP |
| Stefani J. Day MD Frank Powers MD Sarah Heerboth MD Zoë Cross MD William Garzon DNP Ellen Morrow MD Tana Tippetts BS Heather Cannon MSN Andrew Freeman MD Mark Michaels BSN Ashley Benson MD, MA Devin Timothy MPAS Jay Johnson BS, RN Adelaide Slack MD Katie Yanguez DNP | Gretchen BSN Cari Kapele BSN Devin Petersen MPH, MPAS Jessica Lewis-Caporal DNP Jessica Blumhagen MD Nathaniel Bryan MD Elizabeth Nicholson MD Audrey Roberts MD, IBCLC Sierra Burt MPAS Lindsay Wilson MD Jen Scott MD Megan Frausto BSN Erin Clark MD Debra Sue Martin MD Alison Desano MD | William Peche MD Lissa Riggs Tiffany Glasgow MD Carlos Guerra MD Paula Guerra MD Shawn E. Gurtcheff MD Christina Bokat MD Katie Peacock MD Sara Jane Pieper MD Sylvie Backman MD Belinda Robison RN Myrinda Barnes BSN Gregory McComas MD Susan Murphy MSN Vilija Avizonis MD | Kirtly Jones MD Kristin Barber MSN Jamie Plimpton MPAS Frances Johnson MSN Alana M. Jonat MD Kiersten Swindle MPAS Anne Gry Wheaton MPAS Alex Burringo MPAS Elizabeth Smith MD Dan McAtee MPAS, DPT Catherine Bakewell MD Aurelia Wann DNP Kelsey Udy MPAS Jessica Henrie BA Radiology Lia Fiallos DO |
| Pamela A. Royer MD, MSCI Patience Nelson MSN, CNM Sean Slack DO Katie Nicholls PA-C Tricia Petzildy MD Jessie Dorais MF M. Sean Esplin MD Jennifer Thomas MBA Renae Power APRN Pam Sunshinr MPAS Kyra McComas MD Shawna Sisler RN, NP Alexandra Gee MPH Abigail Brienn Jacketta NBSTSA Sara Bybee MSW | Ruei Dean Kristine Campbell MD Jennifer Parker DO Gitte Larsen MD, MPH David Sandweiss MD Cynthia Cannon MD Emily Navar DNP Marilyn Curran MD Letti Rockwell RN Matthew L Peterson MD Tagrid Ruiz MD Vanessa Galli MD Kathleen Boynton MD Jill Pendleton BSN Jennifer Plumb MD, MPH | Brian Breviu MD Graydon Harker MD Shaneen Doctor MD Judy Petersen Alessandra Maw MPAS Kelly Thomas DO Saloni Shah MD Christina Carthel BSN Courtney Cavalieri PharmD Sara DeLong MD McKenzie Blatt BSN Mark K. Dodson MD Alex Jones, CCRP Smitha Warrier MD Katie Ward DNP | Sarah Wawrzynski RN Nina Bennett Celine Nicole BS Psych Martie Nightingale CNM Katherine Harris MD Natalie Morris DNP Laura Lockwood MPAS Dorothea Rosenberger MD Grace Orstad Katherine Gillis BA Jennifer Travarelli MD Hallie French MD Dilru Silva BS Aly Oblock MPAS Benjamin Greenberg MD |
| Nickolas Tobe Holliday RN Bridget Schutz MSOT Jennifer Bingham BS Health Promotion and Education Rebecca Zingg DO Patricia Murphy CNM DrPH Heather Missy Berkel MSN Connie A King RMA Michelle Vo MD Amber Mounday MD Nick Levin MD Kevin Semmens MD Sydney Ryan BS Biology, MD Roni Lane MD Morgan Ferros MD Jenna Mastroianni BSN Joni Wirts BSN Mark Owens PhD Frank Zadravecz MD Peter Yanke MD Katie Willcockson MD | Amy Lebedoff MD Adam Blancha MD Forrest Wells MD Emily Hagn MD Katherine Carlson MD, MS Cristina Regalado PA-C Caroline Dillon BSN Nic Kanaan MD Harriett Gesteland BS, MSN Kathryn Fay MD Shilpa Raju MD Julie Gustin MD Angela Anderson CNM Betsy Ostrander MD Katherine Jorgensen DNP Sylvia Morin MSN Lindsey German DNP Lori Manning RN, BSN Jessica A Ellis PhD Linh Moran MD | Amy Pasmann MSN Rachel Baar MD Becky Jo Gesteland PhD Tamara Pool MD Jeanette Walker FNP-C Lorinda Coombs PhD Maija Holsti MD, MPH Angela Deneris CNM, PhD Yvonne Contreras MD Miekan Stonhill MD Jen Eggebroten MD Emery Boudreau Chloe Cross Adam Spivak MD Audrey Jiricko MD Pamela Carpenter MED Riann B Robbins MD Joyce A Pell BSN Knut Hoversten MD Peggy Norton MD | Rose Calame MSN, FNP Sara Hake MSN, DNP Seth Jorry Wright CTRS Maria Godina ASN Catherine Qualls DO Veronica Faudoa ASN Celeste Thomas CNM Angelia Murdock MSN, CNM Sarah Mullowney MD Karen Bradley MD David Warner Smith MD Sarah Kidde CNM Susie Rose MD Richard Herlevi DO Holly Webster MSN Natalie Gibson DNP, FNP-C Kim Brown MSN Julia Curtis MD Megan Kimberly DNP Corrine Kolka Welt MD |
| Vita Kaplan MD Karl Vizmeg MD Vanessa Hartley FNP-BC, MSN Osman Sanyer MD Toni Laskey MD MPH MBA Heather Feil BSN Stacy Wilkins MSN, FNP-C Claudia Gerard MS, BSN Breana Reichert BSN Jessica Page MD Kathleen Timme MD Jen Whetman BSN Chris Anderson MD Val Hadley BS Erin Fuchs MD, MS Kathryn Maurer MD Franz Monroy MD George Vargyas MD Andrew Theilen MD Laurie Niederee MD | Kandice Naylor Labor & Delivery Technician Brandi Howcroft BSN Tim Beals MD Marcela Smid MD, MA, MS Jennifer K. Workman MD, MS Alexandra Eller MD, MPH Lorenzo Botto MD Emily Heider BSN Per Gesteland MD, MSc Lauren Wallace MS Hildegard Smith MD Mary Harris MSN, FNP- BC Stephanie Hattonward RN Douglas S Richards MD Jennifer Jurynec MSN Garet Schaerrer BSN Ithan Peltan MD, MSc Benjamin Widmer MD D. Ware Branch MD Michael Benson MD | Jana Fulmer Sarah Nelson MSN-Nursing Chelsey Vranes MD Lori Stromness DNP Erika Radford BS Stephani Castillo Widmer Nik Pazell MSN Diane Moss BSN, MSN-Family Nurse Practitioner, DNP Brittany Scarpato MD Elizabeth Joy MD, MPH Katie Hendrickson MD Michelanne Shields MD Amy Cutting MSN Amy Stowe MSN Brendan H. Milliner MD Catherine M. Harris MD Denitza Blagev MD Rebecca Simmons PhD Amy Sullivan MD Catherine Platt PA-C | China Cox MD Clarke Hilbig MD Julie Gainet DO Shannon Quinn Dunlop MSN Joyce Gamble BS, MS Pete DeWeerd MD Sarah L. Woolsey MD Michael Rubin MD, PhD Jessica Kaplan MD, MPH Yong Hui Ahn MD Danielle Roussel MD Kristen Carroll MD Carolyn Anctil MD Martha Monson MD, MSCI Gabriela Vargas MD, MS Saphu Pradhan MD Kristen Vinik PharmD Stephanie Morgan RN Brittney Sartori BS Joe Ferriter MD |
| Clare Valles RN, BSN,MPH Jackie DuBois DNP Kyle Bradford Jones MD Stacia Moyer MD Ellen Margles MSN, CNM, NCMP Jennifer Van Horn MD Joshua Knapp MD T. Flint Porter MD Hannele Laine MD Erica Smith MD M. Allison Mencer MD Kirsten Stoesser MD Douglas Nelson MD Jiana Menendez MD, MPH Kathryn George MD Joseph Ferriter MD Sean Graff BSN Zander Curtis MD Maya Bass MD, MA Cresandra Corbin MD | Corrine Welt MD Audra Hill MD Jenna Steffen MD, FACOG Pamela Adelstein MD Alex Fox MD Lori Phinnell BSN Andrea McInerny BS, MD Melissa Brown MD Helen Feltovich MD, MPH Diana Carvajal MD, MPH Elizabeth Knackstedt MD Ashley Kernan MD Bob Toth MPAS, MS Sara Horton MSN Richard Wiggins MD Kate Baron MD Alison O'Brien MD Jennifer Hastings MD Catharine C DeLong PhD Aimee Hersh MD | Shannon Dhungel PA-C Katherine R Dunn MS Genetic Counseling Mary Lassiter BSN Dale Gody PhD Jessica Johnson MD Kyley Cox MD, MPH Brian Moench MD Jacqueline Murray MPAS Camille DeLong BS MS Betty Liu MD, MPH Darin Ryujin MS, MPAS Kenzie Wood BS Rich Otterstrom RN Stephanie Lee MSPT Stephanie Daigle RN-BSN Deborah Axelrod MD Veronica OCallaghan BSN Dan Crouse MPAS Jody Laird-Doner LCSW Katherine Thom PharmD | Renee M Holleran FNP-BC Marge McCoy PHD APRN Rae Murphy RPh Cynthia Lawlor MD, MPH Joanie Limb MSN Brian Vukelic MD Jenseena M. Pope AAS Nursing, BSN, BS Emily Milch ADN Amy Locke MD Charity McDaniel BSN Matthew Wolfe MD Eric Swanson MD Christy Hopkins MD Susan Stroud MD Patrick Ockerse MD Wesley Williams MD Kayte Suslavich MD Jason Kidde MPAS, MS Colleen Connelly MPH, RN Peter Taillac MD, FACEP |
| Amberly Krop BSN Jane Yee MD F. Alden Baker PA-C Scott Youngquist MD Astrid Haaland MD Rob Strupp BSN, MSN Ryan Nichols MD Paul Yannopoulos MD Scott McIntosh MD Oliver Brady MD Tabitha Ford MD Isabelle Armstrong BSN DNP Alan H. Morris MD Collin Cowley MD Joan Eggert MD Tyler Yeates MD Larry D. Eggert MD Justin Wilcox MSPA Kelsey Barrell MD Richard Rose MD | Holbrook Stoecklein MD Heidi Sonali Magdo DO Susanna Cohen CNM Becca Pilkerton MD Kurt Ted Bernhisel MD Ashley Shea MD, MPH Theodore Hartridge DO Ann Bruno MD Kristi Nichols DNP, CNM Jeffrey Hardin DO Marji Gold MD David Dorsey MD Keisa Lynch DNP Deepika Reddy MD Andria Holt MSN Erin Fox PharmD Lindsay Malechek Klimes MD Robert Brickley MD Kathryn Byrne MD Tammy Park MD | Wade Harrison MD, MPH Rixt Luikenaar-Robbins MD Alana Aylward MD Hilary McCrary MD Robert Glasgow MD Vanessa F Torrecillas MD Karen Zempolich MD Janet Wolf MSW Hannah McLaughlin MD Rebecca Ponder MD Susan Culbertson MSW Ellen Walker MD Barbara Babson LCSW Kate Lambert LCSW Dana Boucek MD Emma Gauci NPD Alanna Brickley MD Edward Sarver MD Susan Etheridge MD Vicki Greenland MSN, RNC | Robert Stephen MD Rosemary Lesser MD Emily Hollander CNM Robert Gray MD Alyrene Dorey MD Shannon Leigh Son MD Martin Tristani MD Bryce K Peterson MD Elizabeth Rutter MD Alison O'Brien MD Piper Richey MD Merrill Lewen MD Marissa Grotzke MD Jennifer Reynolds MPAS Amy Killen MD Jill Alger-James MSW Miriam Bastian MSN Nancy Limburg MSN Laura Anderson CNM Vicki O’Neal MSN, CNM Sadie Gabler BS Fritz Fuller PA |
As Pro-Life Warrior Lila Rose has stated, "the medical community has really been corrupted by Roe vs. Wade."
We ask pro-lifers to pray for a change of heart for these individuals. We ask them to have conversations with their healthcare providers and find out where they stand on the issue of life as it relates to abortion. We ask these 500+ Utah workers to cease their support of the life-destroying procedure of abortion and instead vow to protect and uphold all human life.
If you've ever been involved with performing abortions and would like help to seek healing, visit www.abortionworker.com .