Dan Coats: “Until January 1, 1996, the Accrediting Council for Graduate Medical Education did not require that a hospital train its…”

“Until January 1, 1996, the Accrediting Council for Graduate Medical Education did not require that a hospital train its residents to perform induced abortions. Such training, if it was necessary, was done on a voluntary basis. On January 1, 1996, the accrediting council changed its standards and now requires those facilities and residents to undergo training in induced abortion procedures in order to receive its accreditation. As a consequence, most Federal Government rules regarding reimbursement to these hospitals and regarding grants and loans available to residents and resident training programs are pegged to the hospitals and training programs receiving the accreditation of the Accrediting Council for Graduate Medical Education. These facilities, if they choose not to require this abortion training, will lose their Federal funding.”