Part 2 of 3—Two months after #Dobbs
#Healthcare professionals, not just #abortion providers, are struggling to navigate vague and badly-constructed #AbortionBan legislation in 17 states, while caring for patients increasingly at risk of #MaternalMortality
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1—“Two months without abortion rights” and “DAY 2.” Below, it says "A study published last year in Duke University’s journal Demography estimated that if the Supreme Court invalidated Roe v. Wade, triggering abortion ban laws in 13 states, pregnancy-related deaths would increase for all pregnant individuals by 21% over time."
2—"US Annual Pregnancy-Related Deaths, per 100,000 Births" below it says, "Because of structural inequalities in health care, Black people were projected to experience a 33% increase in maternal mortality in the years after bans were enacted."
3—“Impact on healthcare:", under which it says "As abortion bans carry heavy penalties for even assisting with termination of a pregnancy, health care professionals are erroring on the side of not providing some kinds of medical treatments and/or prescription medications at all.” Below it says “Impact on medical care professionals:”, under which is “Primary care providers and OB-GYNs are refusing to work in states with abortion bans.”
4—“Any person who could become pregnant but also takes prescription medications that are harmful or fatal to a fetus is faced with a new, unwelcome challenge without access to abortion care. This is particularly true for disabled persons, who are more likely to be victims of sexual violence and/or experience an unplanned pregnancy, but also pregnant people who discover they have aggressive or late stage cancers. Because most treatments are not compatible with fetal development and/or viability, states with restrictive abortion bans may force patients to carry to term, delaying care.”
