Author Description

Like All Clinicians, Reproductive Health Care Providers Face Specialty-specific Ethical Questions. However, The First Editor Of This Book, Dr. Julie Chor (jc), Has Never Found An Ethics Text That Is Tailored To The Needs Of Practicing Clinicians, Students, And Trainees In Reproductive Healthcare. This Is An Unfortunate Gap In The Literature, Because Whether Reproductive Health Providers Come From Obstetrics And Gynecology, Family Medicine, Pediatrics Or Another Field, They All Must Be Able To Identify And Analyze Complex Ethical Issues That Lie At The Crossroads Of Patient Decision-making, Scientific Advancement, Political Controversy, Government Regulation, And Profound Moral Considerations In The Context Of Continually Evolving Medical, Legal, And Societal Factors. To Fill This Gap, Dr. Chor Invited Co-editor Professor Katie Watson (kw) To Partner In Creating The Text That She Has Always Longed To Use But Has Never Found As An Obstetrician-gynecologist Practicing And Teaching In This Complex Milieu--