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** Bob is basically a one-man hospital, and he operates out of a small, dingy apartment. Not only does he provide abortions, but [[OpenHeartDentistry pretty much every other medical procedure in existence, from routine checkups to complex brain surgery]].

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** Bob is basically a one-man hospital, and he operates [[{{Pun}} operates]] out of a small, dingy apartment. Not only does he provide abortions, but [[OpenHeartDentistry pretty much every other medical procedure in existence, from routine checkups to complex brain surgery]].
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** Bob is basically a one-man hospital, and he [[JustForPun operates]] out of a small, dingy apartment. Not only does he provide abortions, but [[OpenHeartDentistry pretty much every other medical procedure in existence, from routine checkups to complex brain surgery]].

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** Bob is basically a one-man hospital, and he [[JustForPun operates]] operates out of a small, dingy apartment. Not only does he provide abortions, but [[OpenHeartDentistry pretty much every other medical procedure in existence, from routine checkups to complex brain surgery]].
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** [[SelfSurgery Alice literally takes matters into her own hands]]

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** [[SelfSurgery Alice literally takes matters into her own hands]]hands]] [[{{Squick}} and personally aborts herself with a hanger]].
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** Bob performs ComicallyIneptHealing with his makeshift medical gear.
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** [[SelfSurgery Alice takes matters into her own hands]]

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** [[SelfSurgery Alice literally takes matters into her own hands]]

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** Even if he works out of a badly-lit, dingy apartment with silverware he stole from a seafood restaurant and charges whatever amount of change is in his patients' pockets, [[SuperDoc Bob is still the best doctor in town]] (or at least he is when compared to [[DrJerk the actual doctors]] [[DeadlyDoctor in town]]).

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** Even if he works out of a badly-lit, dingy apartment with silverware he stole from a seafood restaurant and charges whatever amount of change is in his patients' pockets, [[SuperDoc Bob is still the best doctor in town]] (or at least he is when compared to [[DrJerk the actual doctors]] [[DeadlyDoctor [[DrFeelgood in town]]).



* '''Played For Horror''': Bob's incompetent, badly-outfitted and unsanitary approach to medicine causes all kinds of [[BodyHorror disgusting]] complications that lead to Alice's suffering and maybe even death.

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* '''Played For Horror''': Horror''':
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Bob's incompetent, badly-outfitted and unsanitary approach to medicine causes all kinds of [[BodyHorror disgusting]] complications that lead to Alice's suffering and maybe even death.death.
** The fact that Bob works out of a back alley is the first piece of evidence that he's a (literal) MadDoctor.
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** Even if he works out of a badly-lit, dinghy apartment with silverware he stole from a seafood restaurant and charges whatever amount of change is in his patients' pockets, [[SuperDoc Bob is still the best doctor in town]] (or at least he is when compared to [[DrJerk the actual doctors]] [[DeadlyDoctor in town]]).

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** Even if he works out of a badly-lit, dinghy dingy apartment with silverware he stole from a seafood restaurant and charges whatever amount of change is in his patients' pockets, [[SuperDoc Bob is still the best doctor in town]] (or at least he is when compared to [[DrJerk the actual doctors]] [[DeadlyDoctor in town]]).

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* '''Parodied''': Bob has written several books, and worked in a licensed hospital for ''years'' before being discovered as a fraud.

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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Bob has written several books, and worked in a licensed hospital for ''years'' before being discovered as a fraud. fraud.
** Even if he works out of a badly-lit, dinghy apartment with silverware he stole from a seafood restaurant and charges whatever amount of change is in his patients' pockets, [[SuperDoc Bob is still the best doctor in town]] (or at least he is when compared to [[DrJerk the actual doctors]] [[DeadlyDoctor in town]]).


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* '''Played For Horror''': Bob's incompetent, badly-outfitted and unsanitary approach to medicine causes all kinds of [[BodyHorror disgusting]] complications that lead to Alice's suffering and maybe even death.
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* '''Played For Laughs''':
** Bob's lack of a medical degree results in him making some BloodyHilarious errors.
** Bob gets to indulge in some ComedicSociopathy that would get his licensed revoked, neatly also explaining why he doesn't have one.
* '''Played For Drama''': Turns out, putting someone's life and health in the hands of someone who doesn't know what they're doing, doesn't have good or even sanitary equipment, and isn't beholden to a board of health is a ''very'' risky proposition, and tends to result in severe complications, including death.
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* '''Basic Trope''': An unlicensed medical practitioner.

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* '''Basic Trope''': An unlicensed medical practitioner.



* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is basically a one-man hospital, and he [[JustForPun operates]] out of a small, dingy apartment. Not only does he provide abortions, but [[OpenHeartDentistry pretty much every other medical procedure in existence, from routine checkups to complex brain surgery]].

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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Bob is basically a one-man hospital, and he [[JustForPun operates]] out of a small, dingy apartment. Not only does he provide abortions, but [[OpenHeartDentistry pretty much every other medical procedure in existence, from routine checkups to complex brain surgery]].



* '''Justified''': Bob went to medical school, but failed the AchievementTestOfDestiny needed to graduate, because he was having a rotten day.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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Bob went to medical school, but failed the AchievementTestOfDestiny needed to graduate, because he was having a rotten day.



* '''Subverted''': Bob ''does'' hold a medical degree.

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* '''Subverted''': '''Subverted''':
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Bob ''does'' hold a medical degree.



* '''Double Subverted''': The degree and its associated license are expired, or only valid in another country.

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* '''Double Subverted''': Subverted''':
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The degree and its associated license are expired, or only valid in another country.



* '''Averted''': Bob does not claim to be a doctor, legally or otherwise.

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* '''Averted''': '''Averted''':
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Bob does not claim to be a doctor, legally or otherwise.



* '''Enforced''': "Let's show what a CrapsackWorld it is that Alice has to risk hemorrhaging to death just to get rid of an unwanted pregnancy!"

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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
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"Let's show what a CrapsackWorld it is that Alice has to risk hemorrhaging to death just to get rid of an unwanted pregnancy!"



* '''Defied''': In spite of everything, Alice decides to go through with the pregnancy, perhaps to put the child up for adoption ([[ParentalAbandonment or abandon it somewhere]])

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* '''Defied''': '''Defied''':
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In spite of everything, Alice decides to go through with the pregnancy, perhaps to put the child up for adoption ([[ParentalAbandonment or abandon it somewhere]])



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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is basically a one-man hospital, and he [[IncrediblyLamePun operates]] out of a small, dingy apartment. Not only does he provide abortions, but [[OpenHeartDentistry pretty much every other medical procedure in existence, from routine checkups to complex brain surgery]].

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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob is basically a one-man hospital, and he [[IncrediblyLamePun [[JustForPun operates]] out of a small, dingy apartment. Not only does he provide abortions, but [[OpenHeartDentistry pretty much every other medical procedure in existence, from routine checkups to complex brain surgery]].



* '''Zig Zagged''': WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs

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* '''Zig Zagged''': WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobsNewJobAsThePlotDemands



** [[GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion Alice does not have an abortion]]. Indeed, she might not even get pregnant in the first place.

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** [[GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion Alice does not have an abortion]]. abortion.]] Indeed, she might not even get pregnant in the first place.



* '''Invoked''': Alice becomes pregnant. She is not married, and out-of-wedlock pregnancy is ''highly'' stigmatized, plus she has health issues that could make pregnancy risky, and the fetus was [[ChildByRape conceived as a result of rape]]. She decides she wants to terminate the pregnancy, but abortion is not legal where she lives. So it's either carry the fetus, [[DoomItYourself DIY]], or go to a clinic.

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* '''Invoked''': Alice becomes pregnant. She is not married, and out-of-wedlock pregnancy is ''highly'' stigmatized, plus she has health issues that could make pregnancy risky, and the fetus was [[ChildByRape conceived as a result of rape]]. She decides she wants to terminate the pregnancy, but abortion is not legal where she lives. So it's either carry the fetus, [[DoomItYourself DIY]], {{D|oomItYourself}}IY, or go to a clinic.

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* '''Downplayed''': Bob gives Alice an illegal abortion pill, but does not perform any kind of surgery on her.

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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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Bob gives Alice an illegal abortion pill, but does not perform any kind of surgery on her.her.
** Alice goes to a legitimate doctor who performs illegal abortions on the side.



* '''Lampshaded''': ???

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* '''Lampshaded''': ???"Aren't you a doctor, Bob?" "Yeah, but I'm not sure the government agrees."

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** [[SelfSurgery Alice takes matters into her own hands]]



** Bob's profession is part of a {{Kayfaybe}} act in the ring. [[WrestlingDoesntPay The rest of the time]], he's an OfficeDrone.

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** Bob's profession is part of a {{Kayfaybe}} {{Kayfabe}} act in the ring. [[WrestlingDoesntPay The rest of the time]], he's an OfficeDrone.



* '''Parodied''': ???
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Parodied''': ???
Bob has written several books, and worked in a licensed hospital for ''years'' before being discovered as a fraud.
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs



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Enforced: *'''Enforced''': "Let's show what a CrapsackWorld it is that Alice has to risk hemorrhaging to death just to get rid of an unwanted pregnancy!"
** Or, DependingOnTheWriter, "Let's show what a CrapsackWorld it is, or what a bad person Alice is, that she's willing to terminate her pregnancy!"
** "Let's show that Bob, despite not having a license, really ''is'' competent!"
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Lampshaded: *'''Invoked''': Alice becomes pregnant. She is not married, and out-of-wedlock pregnancy is ''highly'' stigmatized, plus she has health issues that could make pregnancy risky, and the fetus was [[ChildByRape conceived as a result of rape]]. She decides she wants to terminate the pregnancy, but abortion is not legal where she lives. So it's either carry the fetus, [[DoomItYourself DIY]], or go to a clinic.
*'''Exploited''': Bob uses this as a way to make money.
*'''Defied''': In spite of everything, Alice decides to go through with the pregnancy, perhaps to put the child up for adoption ([[ParentalAbandonment or abandon it somewhere]])
** Alice does the procedure herself at home...or tries to, anyway.
** Bob turns her away, explaining that he is NotThatKindOfDoctor.
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*'''Conversed''': ???
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*'''Basic Trope''': An unlicensed medical practitioner.
*'''Straight''': Alice is faced with an unwanted pregnancy during TheFifties. She goes to see an unlicensed doctor for an abortion.
*'''Exaggerated''': Bob is basically a one-man hospital, and he [[IncrediblyLamePun operates]] out of a small, dingy apartment. Not only does he provide abortions, but [[OpenHeartDentistry pretty much every other medical procedure in existence, from routine checkups to complex brain surgery]].
*'''Downplayed''': Bob gives Alice an illegal abortion pill, but does not perform any kind of surgery on her.
*'''Justified''': Bob went to medical school, but failed the AchievementTestOfDestiny needed to graduate, because he was having a rotten day.
** Bob lost his medical license, but still retains medical knowledge.
** Bob is trying to make a quick buck by performing illegal abortions [[MeatgrinderSurgery using whatever sharp objects he has on hand]].
** Bob is a wizard, not a doctor, although people often come to him for medical issues.
** Bob holds a WorthlessForeignDegree.
** Bob's profession is part of a {{Kayfaybe}} act in the ring. [[WrestlingDoesntPay The rest of the time]], he's an OfficeDrone.
*'''Inverted''': Alice goes to a ''licensed'' clinic or hospital for her abortion. Dr. Bob has his credentials proudly displayed on the walls in his office.
*'''Subverted''': Bob ''does'' hold a medical degree.
** Bob goes by "doctor."
** Bob is a BunnyEarsLawyer
** Alice calls a ''midwife'', not a doctor.
*'''Double Subverted''': The degree and its associated license are expired, or only valid in another country.
** He is NotThatKindOfDoctor
** His antics have cost him his medical license, however competent he may actually be.
** The midwife doesn't, in this setting, have the same credentials or qualifications a doctor would.
*'''Parodied''': ???
*'''Zig Zagged''': ???
*'''Averted''': Bob does not claim to be a doctor, legally or otherwise.
** [[GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion Alice does not have an abortion]]. Indeed, she might not even get pregnant in the first place.
** Alice goes to a licensed doctor or hospital for the abortion.
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