As members of AAPLOG, we affirm: 1) That we, as physicians, are responsible for the care and well being of both our pregnant woman patient and her unborn child. 2) That the unborn child is a human being from the time of fertilization. 3) That elective disruption/abortion of human life at any time from fertilization onward constitutes the willful destruction of an innocent human being, and that this procedure will have no place in our practice of the healing arts. 4) That we are committed to educate abortion-vulnerable patients, the general public, pregnancy center counselors, and our medical colleagues regarding the medical and psychological complications associated with induced abortion, as evidenced in the scientific literature. 5) That we are deeply concerned about the profound, adverse effects that elective abortion imposes, not just on the women, but also on the entire involved family, and on our society at large.