evidence: That confusion calls for better education on the application of these laws so that physicians feel more confident in providing appropriate care to their patients, says Christina Francis, MD, an OB-GYN and CEO of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, an anti-abortion medical organization. [...] "A lot of my patients don’t even realize that what they’re asking for is an abortion," she says. "We would love to make this a decision that happens between patients and physicians and leave everyone else out of it."