in england, obstetric fistulas no longer occurred after 1920, so it's not so very long ago that fistulas were occurring in england and in europe. >> but ethiopia, like so many developing countries, has a long way to go. most ethiopian women today still deliver their babies without the presence of a skilled birth attendant. >> for "religion and ethics newsweekly," this is fred de sam lazaro in addis ababa, ethiopia. >>> we have a profile now of the writer and retired presbyterian minister, eugene peterson. his latest book is "the pastor," a memoir filled with peterson's concerns about how hard it is for pastors and everyone else to live christian lives in modern america. peterson is best known for one of his earlier books, "the message," his translation of the entire bible into everyday american english. "the message" has sold more than 15 million copies worldwide. peterson lives now in northwestern montana near glacier national park. in late winter, it is both majestic and full of life. peterson grew up nearby, in kalispell in the flathead valley. his father was a butcher who built a sum

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a broken vessel and transcatheter techniques, passing a catheter through the grind and affixing a fistula fixing a hammer to that way, something that is only available in specialist thomas centers here in the u.s. we have on the battlefield. those techniques are being employed today in facilities where the u.s. military doctors are applying them. about 60% of their patients are. >> is a battlefield doctor how do you do with the fact that medical ethics will sometimes compel you to actually treat insurgents? how do you square this with your air force officer? and then, work through some of the ambiguities there for us because that is one of the really compelling aspects that comes through in your book. >> to be a military physician, which is an incredible privilege and an incredible honor and one i'm very fortunate that i was able to do that work and the most important work i will do in my life, it is following two code, the code of an officer, code of a physician and i would say additionally you have have the code of an american citizen and my own personal belief. taking care of an insurg