LeRoy Carhart wants to educate as many doctors as he can to perform late-term abortions so the process doesn't die with him, according to the latest issue of Newsweek.

"That makes the anti-abortion activist's job just 10 times harder," he said, "because there are now 10 times more of us."

Carrie Gordon Earll, senior bioethics analyst for Focus on the Family Action, said that may be easier said than done.
 
"Many obstetrics and gynecology residency programs offer abortion training, yet the number of physicians willing to do abortions doesn't seem to be on the increase," she noted.  "It's not a preferred profession or even sideline for most doctors, and for good reason."

Carhart's clinic in Omaha, Neb. sees dozens of women each day seeking late-term abortions. 

Newsweek reporter Sarah Kliff calls Carhart, who also has licenses in seven other states, an 'abortion evangelist.'  Carhart can't exactly say why he does abortions, but he refuses to stop.

"Abortion is not a four-letter word," he said.  "I'm proud of what I do."

In May, Carhart's fellow late-term abortionist George Tiller was shot and killed.  But Carhart is steadfast in his commitment to the gruesome procedure.

"If we give in, pro-lifers win," he said. "That's unacceptable." 

Earll contends Carhart's commitment is misguided. 

"The question of who 'wins' in the abortion debate is a critical one," she said.  "However, it's not the pro-lifers that matter.  It's the mother and child who both deserve a chance at life — and life without regret." CitizenLink reporting.

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