US EditionQ&A: How the Dobbs Decision and Abortion Restrictions Have Changed Where Medical Students Apply to Residency Programs
Residency applications dropped in 20 states with new abortion limits, with women’s applications decreasing from 22.2 to 21.3 per 100,000 nationally, analysis shows.
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Q&A: How the Dobbs decision and abortion restrictions have changed where medical students apply to residency programs
In the three-and-a-half years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the fragmented state of abortion access has put medical professionals in a precarious position. Many states have tightened abortion restrictions, with some enacting criminal penalties up to life in prison for physicians who perform abortions. Medical schools have curtailed abortion-related…
Residency App Rates Fell in States That Restricted Abortion
Application rates to medical residency programs fell on average in states that passed new abortion restrictions after the overturning of Roe v. Wade compared to states that didn’t, a new scientific paper reveals. “This is true for all medical specialties, so it’s not just women’s health that’s under threat,” said Anisha Ganguly, the study’s lead author and an assistant professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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