In an open letter shared exclusively with Jezebel, Physicians for Reproductive Health demand an end to 'both sides' coverage in abortion.
The signatories demand that media treat abortion providers like the abortion experts and field experts they are. “If you believe in the evidence-based reasoning of medical care, if you believe in keeping communities safe...then we ask that you interview and center the real experts of this area of medicine,” the letter concludes.
We know your reporting standards are to cover “both sides” of any debate. Allow us to be clear: Medicine and science are not up for debate. Health care is not a matter of opinion, it is a matter of fact. And the fact is, abortion is not in the realm of theory or belief. Abortion belongs in health care, social services, and public health reporting.
With this in mind, we are asking for a commitment from the community of media outlets reporting on abortion to keep in mind the true danger that you present when interviewing anti-abortion extremists. You are giving the opportunity for dangerous lies to spread. You are, by way of asking them questions, legitimizing their answers.
We are concerned for our safety when we and our colleagues are quoted alongside the leaders of anti-abortion extremist groups. And given the makeup of their supporter base, the makeup of the Supreme Court, and the makeup of our state legislators, we believe we have legitimate reason for concern. If you believe in the evidence-based reasoning of medical care, if you believe in keeping communities safe, and if you believe in centering the needs of experts of an issue, in this case people who have and provide abortions, then we ask that you interview and center theThe way we talk about abortion matters.
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