Part 6 – Training
Arthur:
“They [CPCs] are generally run by untrained or very little trained
volunteers...they get some biblically trained training.” (Source:
Arthur’s podcast to BCHA
https://player.fm/series/bc-humanists-podcast/joyce-arthur-crisis-pregnancy-centres-in-canada)
I know
I’m being repetitive here, but how can anyone conclude anything
about a training regime from reading a website? This is clearly
impossible. But that doesn’t stop Arthur from making these false
allegations. In fact in CAPSS rebuttal of Arthur’s 2009 report,
Norton says this about the training for his organization’s two CPCs
(in Vancouver and Burnaby), which are normative for many or most
CAPSS centres:
“Our
charity begins with 21 hours of seminars provided by skilled
practitioners in their field of expertise.
As examples: a physician on abortion procedures, a registered nurse
or doctor on fetal development, a psychologist on counselling, an
adoption social worker on adoptions, and so on.
Following
these introductory seminars, in-service training happens under the
tutelage and supervision
of our CPC program directors. (For Ms. Arthur’s plant [undercover
“volunteer”], her mentor was a registered nurse.) After
completing reading assignments, and participating in dyad and triad
role plays, volunteers then observe (with client permission) peer
counseling sessions. Volunteers are observed in sessions before
assisting clients on their own.
Finally,
Exit Surveys (which are reviewed by the CPC program directors) are
made available to clients for evaluating the effectiveness and
sensitivity of their volunteer helper. All CAPSS affiliated centres
in Canada adhere to Best Practice training guidelines.
We
respectfully challenge Ms. Arthur to publicly disclose which centres
in British Columbia are allegedly providing training sessions of only
a “few hours” or “two to three weeks at most”. (Source:
Page 34 of CAPSS rebuttal)
This
completely contradicts Arthur’s allegations that volunteers are
untrained and/or simply biblically trained. I remind the reader that
Arthur received a copy of the CAPSS rebuttal quoted above. Still she
makes this stuff up.
And
once again, Arthur never disclosed which centres gave such poor
training, and she is now repeating these same false allegations to
the BCHA.
Birthright
also provides extensive training for volunteers. From their website:
“Training
for new Birthright volunteers starts with a full understanding of the
philosophy of Birthright as outlined in its Charter and Policy
Directives. New volunteers typically start by partnering with an
experienced volunteer who is able to answer questions and explain the
office operations. Volunteers are able to grow into their role in
Birthright at their own pace and develop their knowledge and skills
on an ongoing basis through continuous role-modeling with Birthright
peers, reading and discussion, and the annual Birthright
International conventions.
Providing
emotional support and practical help to women is always the first
priority of Birthright volunteers. After completing a training
program, volunteers are assigned a regular shift at the Birthright
office - usually 3-4 hours once a week - that suits the volunteers’
schedule for reliable commitment for a period of time. Volunteers
handle a variety of phone calls, including those from girls and women
who are overwhelmed about being pregnant or fear they may be
pregnant. Volunteers also help women who come to the office, whether
for a free pregnancy test, referrals and information or for a
welcoming friend. Some volunteers choose to help in other ways, such
as sorting and distributing maternity and baby clothes, cleaning the
office, gardening or administrative work. Experienced volunteers
often make presentations to school and community groups about
Birthright and its services.” (Source:
http://birthright.org/en/get-involved)
Once
again Arthur’s allegations are not based on fact.
Part 7 – General nonsense
Arthur:
“They
[CPCs] do provide misleading and inaccurate information,
pretty much all of them if not on their website
then in their brochures and in person.
They use ethically questionable counseling techniques.” Emphasis
added. (Source: Arthur’s podcast to BCHA
https://player.fm/series/bc-humanists-podcast/joyce-arthur-crisis-pregnancy-centres-in-canada)
Misleading
and inaccurate information on websites?
Not
true. By my evidence provided, we see that Arthur is making a
verifiable false allegation.
(To
remind the reader, I’ve provided in Section I the entire content –
verbatim – of the CAPSS client brochure pertaining to abortion
information, procedures and informed consent.)
Now
to this third and final false allegation by Arthur. As you will see,
Arthur also just makes this up:
“They [CPCs] do provide misleading and inaccurate information…’in
person’.”
“In
person”? By her own admission neither Arthur nor her volunteers
met any of the CPC staff, so in-person meetings never happened.
“Ethically
questionable counseling techniques”? How can Arthur say this when
by Arthur’s own admission, there was no personal contact with the
CPCs?
Another
problem with Arthur’s study is that she uses many resources from
American experiences of American CPCs, which have nothing to do with
Canadians CPCs. I have no idea whether the allegations regarding
American CPCs are true or not, and I suspect that most or all of them
are untrue. But Arthur’s allegations of guilt by association are
not evidence of anything.
Arthur:
“Many U.S.-based studies or investigative reports have been done
on American CPCs, and all have consistently exposed their tactics of
misinformation and deception. A few key ones are listed in the
References (City Attorney of San Francisco 2011; NAF 2006; NARAL
2015; SIECUS n.d.; VICE News 2014; Waxman 2006; Winter 2015a/b).”
(Source: Page 6 of Arthur’s 2016 report)
Here
Arthur makes conclusions about Canadian CPCs based on what supposedly
happens in American CPCs. I’m pretty sure these kinds of
conclusions would not merit the “scientific study” Arthur is
hoping for with her report.
Using Arthur’s ridiculous logic, she would (I
guess) believe that many of the abortion clinics in Canada are
questionable, unhygienic, and participate in illegal and criminal
activities. Including patient
deaths. Why? Because it is common knowledge
that dozens of abortion clinics have been shut down in their
respective states for such proven
incompetence and criminal practices.
Here are only a few examples of abortion clinic
violations, closed clinics, abortion related deaths, etc., in the
United States:
Abortion Industry Negligence Nationwide:
Highlighting the Most Egregious Offenses:
https://www.sba-list.org/negligence
Exposing Substandard Abortion Facilities: The
Pervasiveness of True “Back-Alley” Practices
http://www.aul.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/exposing-substandard.pdf
And this one is my favourite. It is a 206-page
report:
UNSAFE - HOW THE PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS IN
AMERICA’S ABORTION CLINICS ENDANGERS WOMEN:
http://unsafereport.org/
The report identifies the top 10 violations of
American abortion clinics. Below is the description of only the first
violation. Then in the report itself, the offending clinics are
identified and which state they are in. There are 130 clinics for
this one violation alone. There are nine more violations, each one
with its own
list of clinics.
Violation
1
FAILURE
TO ENSURE A SAFE AND SANITARY ENVIRONMENT AND FAILURE TO FOLLOW
INFECTION CONTROL POLICIES
More
than 130 abortion providers in 22 states failed to follow established
infection control protocols. The implicated states include Alabama,
Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, New
Mexico, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. Common violations included failure to
follow handing washing protocols, failure to convene infection
control committees, and refusal to develop infectious disease
protocols.
Other
Violations documented by state officials included:
- Quality assurance programs were not properly implemented.
- Autoclave and sterilization procedures were not followed.
- Clinics were generally “unclean,” including some where there was evidence of bloody drainage and fluids on exam tables.
- Dry blood and/or rust found on equipment.
- Instruments labeled as “sterilized,” but displaying rust and/or dried blood.
- Reusable equipment and instruments were not cleaned and sterilized.
- Contaminated syringe containers were stored incorrectly.
- The bodily remains of aborted children were stored in the same refrigerator as medications and/or food.
- Staff members in some facilities were unable to locate sterile suturing supplies and equipment.
- In a Chicago abortion clinic, a recovery room technician was observed retrieving a paper towel from the garbage and using the same paper towel to cover a tray that would later serve food to patients.
Patients were further exposed to unsanitary
conditions by improper water temperatures for laundry, sterilizers
not being cleaned monthly, single-use vials being used multiple times
and on different patients, vaginal probes not being disinfected
between uses, and infectious waste not stored or disposed of
properly.
Then follows seven more pages of abortion
clinics who failed this one
violation.
Here are the remainder nine violations. I’ll
spare the reader all the details, and just list the violation itself:
2.
FAILURE TO ACCURATELY DOCUMENT PATIENT RECORDS AND KEEP PATIENT MEDICAL INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL
3.
FAILURE TO ENSURE STAFF ARE PROPERLY TRAINED FOR DUTIES
4.
UNLICENSED/UNQUALIFIED/UNTRAINED STAFF PROVIDING PATIENT CARE
5.
EXPIRED MEDICATIONS AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES
6.
FAILURE TO PURCHASE AND MAINTAIN REQUIRED EQUIPMENT
7.
FAILURE TO ADOPT, FOLLOW, AND/OR PERIODICALLY REVIEW HEALTH AND
SAFETY PROTOCOLS
SAFETY PROTOCOLS
8.
FAILURE TO PROPERLY HANDLE MEDICATIONS
9.
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH PHYSICAL PLANT STANDARDS
10. FAILURE TO MONITOR PATIENT VITAL SIGNS
So much tragedy including needless deaths and
patient harm, violations of every kind, in hundreds of clinics all
over America. Dozens of these clinics
have been charged and or shut down.
What does this then say about abortion clinics
in Canada? Nothing. Similarly, if there were CPCs in the USA which
have been misleading in their services, what would this say about
centres in Canada? Nothing.
All
the references in Arthur’s study that were identified in relation
to American CPCs, whether bogus or not, are irrelevant.
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