Guam Catholic group protests recruitment of abortion doctors Group protests Guam governor's plan to recruit abortion providers to the U.S. territory because no doctors on the island are currently willing to terminate pregnancies

HAGATNA, Guam -- A Catholic group has protested the governor of Guam's plan to recruit abortion providers to the U.S. territory where no doctors are currently willing to terminate pregnancies.

Gov. Lou Leon Guerrero's recruitment idea has drawn criticism and support from residents, the Pacific Daily News reported Friday.

The Democratic governor told The Associated Press she is concerned women could be forced to seek unsafe and illegal procedures after the last abortion provider retired last year.

One resident told the Pacific Daily News that recruiting an abortion doctor will make Guam a better place.

"If the governor makes itus save lives!"

Jayne Flores, the director of the Bureau of Women's Affairs, said she is meeting with Public Health officials to talk about a plan to recruit a doctor to provide abortion services. The administration is also working to provide greater access to birth control to reduce unwanted pregnancies.

The archdiocese on the heavily Catholic island said in a statement it was appealing to the governor to change her position.

"The fact is that human life begins at conception and the Roman Catholic Church affirms and promotes this truth. There is no other moral or logical place to draw the line," the Archdiocese of Agana said.

Arsha Abellera, who has lived on Guam for the past decade, said the administration's plan to recruit a doctor to provide abortion is long overdue.

"It