American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians & Gynecologists (AAPLOG)

AAPLOG number thousands of members and associates, and held the title of “special interest group” within ACOG for 40 years, from 1973 until 2013, until ACOG discontinued the designation of “special interest group.”

AAPLOG purpose is to reaffirm the unique value and dignity of individual human life in all stages of growth and development from fertilization onward.Strong voices within Their culture (and within Their professional College) espouse elective abortion on demand as a standard of care for unwanted pregnancies. Often perinatologists are quick to recommend abortion as a “final solution” for “defective” in utero babies. They oppose these values. Be assured that there are many in this specialty who hold Their view of the intrinsic value of all human life. They view the physician’s role as a caregiver, responsible, as far as possible, for the well-being of both the mother and her unborn child.

AAPLOG are extremely concerned about the potential long term adverse consequences of abortion on a woman’s future health. They realize that, in the United States, reporting of both abortions and associated complications is generally not adequate to provide meaningful conclusions. They continue to explore data from around the world regarding abortion associated complications (such as depression, substance abuse, suicide, other pregnancy associated mortality, subsequent preterm birth, placenta previa, and breast cancer) in order to provide a realistic appreciation of abortion-related health risks.

Mission:
The reason AAPLOG exists is to encourage and equip its members and other concerned medical practitioners to provide an evidence-based rationale for defending the lives of both the pregnant mother and her pre-born child.

Vision:
They aim to make known the evidence-based effects of abortion on women as well as the scientific fact that human life begins at the moment of fertilization, with the goal that all women, regardless of race, creed or national origin, will be empowered to make healthy and life-affirming choices. AAPLOG’s organizational vision is to be the pre-eminent medical voice that informs the medical community, policy makers and the public on the importance of declining to use death as a therapeutic option, which respects the dignity of all human life and prohibits the taking of a life by a medical practitioner, including the lives of pre-born children.