He then goes on to relate it to other kinds of sexism in the health care system, as with obstetrics, and he's right that those are areas in need of improvement. Of course, in any individual case, the doctor may have had a major argument with somebody that day and been in a sour mood. Nor would it be fair to draw any conclusions from one incident. Still, it does fit the pattern. It could be that the doctor was frustrated for the reasons we're talking about now, or it could be that the patient was seeing the symptom of estrangement from others that is a symptom of post-traumatic stress.
Sexism is something that can be gotten rid of, to a large extent, if it's worked on.
Much progress has been made already, and hopefully more will be made. If that's the problem with abortion, progress will be made there as well. But if the problem is the lashing out or the alienation, then progress toward sensitivity to the clients could be harder to come by. Without sensitivity to clients, however, there comes some basic problems in keeping up the business. In general, treating clients in that manner is no way to keep a business going, and it increases the stigma on abortion.