The Challenge of Emergency Abortion Care Following the <i>Dobbs </i>Ruling
Andrea MacDonald, Hayley B. Gershengorn, Deepshikha Charan Ashana
Abstract
This Viewpoint discusses how limited or blocked access to legal abortion will affect the provision of emergency and critical care, including negative effects on patient health, legal intrusion into the patient-physician decision-making process, and concerns about legal jeopardy.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineAbortionAffect (linguistics)Medical emergencyHealth careEmergency departmentLegal processLawNursingPregnancyBiologyGeneticsPhilosophyPolitical scienceLinguisticsReproductive Health and ContraceptionMaternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics