Summers L
Columbia University's School of Public Health.
J Nurse Midwifery. 1992 May-Jun;37(3):168-74. doi: 10.1016/0091-2182(92)90186-7.
In 1971, the Board of Directors of the American College of Nurse-Midwives approved a statement that prohibited certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) from performing abortions. In 1990, the statement was superseded by a second "Statement on Abortion," which essentially reworded the 1971 statement with no substantive change. In 1991, 20 years after the first statement was adopted, a resolution was approved at the Annual Meeting recommending that the Board of Directors rescind the statement, thereby allowing individual CNMs to utilize the guidelines for the incorporation of new procedures into nurse-midwifery practice if she/he decides to provide abortions. This article describes the historical basis for the initial 1971 statement in the hope that an understanding of that history will assist nurse-midwives as they reconsider the statement.
1971年，美国助产士学院董事会批准了一项声明，禁止注册助产士（CNM）进行堕胎手术。1990年，该声明被第二项“堕胎声明”取代，第二项声明本质上是对1971年声明的重新措辞，没有实质性变化。1991年，在第一项声明通过20年后，年会批准了一项决议，建议董事会撤销该声明，从而允许个别注册助产士在决定提供堕胎服务时，采用将新程序纳入助产实践的指导方针。本文描述了1971年最初声明的历史依据，希望对这段历史的理解能在助产士重新考虑该声明时有所帮助。
