South Dakota OBGYN speaks out against abortion

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – An association of obstetricians and gynecologists met today in the nation’s capital to discuss what they consider to be a threat to women’s health, abortion.

Dr. Patti Giebink is an OB-GYN who serves on the board of the Alpha Center, a pregnancy center located in Sioux Falls.

After a religious change of heart, Dr. Giebink became a pro-life activist in the state, and she says that the public is being deceived about the necessity of abortions.

From 1995-1997, she worked at the only abortion provider clinic in the state of South Dakota, she would then part ways with Planned Parenthood, citing disagreements with the way she approached her job as an abortion provider.

Today, she and four other OB-GYNs shared their testimonies on why they stopped performing abortions.

“The year that I worked full-time really opened my eyes about what abortion clinics were like and it was not pleasant,” Dr. Giebink said.

When discussing Amendment G, the ballot measure aiming to bring back a Roe v. Wade standard for abortion in the state, Doctor Giebink said the measure is even more dangerous than the recently overturned court ruling.

“I was doing abortions under Roe, and we still had protections for women, we had parental notification, waiting period, clinic and provider standards, dozens of regulations that would protect women, but under Amendment G, all of these protections would be gone,” Giebink said.

These concerns have been consistently rejected as false by Dakotans for Health.

Giebink said abortion alone is wrong and that there is almost always a better way to handle any medical concern.

“Every complication that has been brought up I have seen or dealt with, never did I have to do an elective abortion to treat a pregnancy complication,” Giebink said.

Currently, South Dakota only provides an exception to abortion when it’s needed to save the life of the mother.

Giebink applauded the state’s video, which aimed to educate doctors on when to end a pregnancy without facing prison time.

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