Some OB/GYNS Stay in States With Abortion Bans, Despite Legal Risks

Some OB/GYNS Stay in States With Abortion Bans, Despite Legal Risks

Key Takeaways

No proof OB/GYNs left pro-life states, despite what ‘experts’ claimed: study

Yet another study debunks the hysteria post-Roe Most OB/GYNs stayed put and did not move to pro-abortion states in the years following the reversal of Roe v. Wade, according to a new study. Furthermore, states who moved to protect preborn life actually saw a greater growth in OB/GYNs than those who did not, according to the academic paper published in JAMA Network Open. Source

New reproductive health restrictions have not driven OB-GYNs out of states with abortion bans

Since June 2022, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion, 14 states have banned nearly all abortions. The court ruling, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, has also led six states to ban abortions after six to 12 weeks' gestation. In several other states, ongoing litigation or ballot initiatives might also result in new bans.