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Agonising delays for women as Dobbs decision worsens OB-GYN shortage

In conservative states, care delays largely stem from the fallout of the Dobbs decision last summer when the supreme court revoked the constitutional right to abortion. Facing possible lawsuits for providing abortion care, OB-GYNs in Texas, Florida, Idaho and elsewhere are choosing to relocate to more liberal states, while medical students are opting for other … Read more

No OB-GYNs left in town: what came after Idaho’s assault on abortion

Across Idaho, doctors are leaving, looking for states where politics don’t dictate how they practice medicine. The consequences of Idaho’s anti-choice laws hit Sandpoint fast and hard, hollowing out medical care for women within months. For years, the town had a maternity ward that delivered as many as 350 babies every year – now it … Read more

‘It’s a crisis’: Maternal health care disappears for millions

“Abortion providers, OB-GYNs, nurse practitioners are being pushed out of certain parts of the country that do have these restrictive abortion laws. That’s having a spillover effect for those that want to continue their pregnancies,” said Jamila Taylor, president and CEO of the National WIC Association. Read more at Politico  

States with abortion bans may be driving away young doctors

States with abortion bans could drive away young doctors, especially OB-GYNs, survey finds The reluctance to be a medical resident — young doctors who train in hospitals or clinics after graduating medical school — in states with abortion bans could further strain health care shortages in many parts of the country. Read more at NBC … Read more

Her miscarriage left her bleeding profusely. An Ohio ER sent her home to wait

She agrees with Gonidakis that – based on Zielke’s account of her experience at the ER – there’s nothing explicitly in the law that would have prevented her from being treated. But, she says, when an abortion law puts doctors in the position of facing “criminal prosecution, prison time, fines, loss of your medical license … Read more

Doctors forced to balance needed care v. criminal liability

Doctors who want to defy abortion laws say it’s too risky “I never imagined colleagues would find themselves tracking down hospital attorneys before performing urgent abortions, when minutes count, [or] asking if a 30% chance of maternal death or impending renal failure meet the criteria for the state’s exemptions, or whether they must wait a … Read more