Analysis: Anti-abortion group goes after medical school training

Students for Life doesn't want to fix the OB-GYN shortage; they want to capitalize on it.

"Targeting."

"Retaliation."

"Coercion."

These words stir up fears of persecution. Grievances and fears are galvanizing, favorite linguistic tools exploited by authoritarians and demagogues with hyperbolic vigor.— This is exactly what Students for Life is doing in its latest scheme: attacking medical school training to ensure “that no abortions or abortion training happen at all.”

The group’s efforts tell us what we can expect in future litigation and legislation.