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‘Potential for criminal prosecution’ appears to be driving down medical residency applications in anti-abortion states

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* Katherine Davis at Crain’s…

States with abortion restrictions and bans saw sharper year-over-year drops in the number of applications from graduating U.S. medical students compared to states where the procedure remains legal, the data shows.

Applications are down across the board because of new restrictions on how many residency programs a student can apply to have reduced the total number of applications across specialties. But the numbers are down further in states where abortion is restricted or banned. […]

OB-GYN applications in Illinois dropped by 8.8%. Meanwhile, states with outright abortion bans, like Missouri and Alabama, saw drops of as much as 25% and 21%, respectively. […]

“The potential for criminalizing what most physicians view as a normal part of health care, I think, is really concerning,” says [Dr. Atul Grover, executive director at the AAMC’s Research & Action Institute], one of the lead authors on the AAMC study. “The potential for criminal prosecution is really scary for people for just doing the best that you can for patients.”

posted by Rich Miller
Wednesday, Jun 12, 24 @ 1:50 pm

Comments

One of the many hidden costs of theocracy. (Praise the Lord and pass the Ammunition.

Comment by Norseman Wednesday, Jun 12, 24 @ 2:06 pm
Humans seem locked into self-defeat…ominously.

Comment by Dotnonymous x Wednesday, Jun 12, 24 @ 2:08 pm
I’m sad for doctors I’m more sad for women And some states I love to visit will no longer have even decent care available It makes it scary to visit Don’t know why many people do not understand that this religion over science approach is just the same as that which we criticize, Islam and state rules.

Comment by Amalia Wednesday, Jun 12, 24 @ 2:24 pm
Shortage of ob-gyn’s… no surprise. Wait for the retirements to occur, without a following generation coming up. Sad, but predictable. Your vote matters.

Comment by Lincoln Lad Wednesday, Jun 12, 24 @ 3:16 pm
It is also affecting other specialities besides OBGYN. Any doctor that has to treat a woman who is pregnant is terrified. Cancer docs hesitate to provide treatment as they could be charged if the fetus dies. ER docs constantly treat pregnant women in crisis. The bad thing is no one seems to consider that it is essential to keep the mother healthy and alive in order for the fetus to live.

Comment by illinifan Wednesday, Jun 12, 24 @ 3:23 pm
Life begins at conception is an opinion based on religious ideology. Tragically, the enforcers of this ideology are killing women and rupturing families. Universal access to birth control, pre-natal medical care, adequate income and universal child care make healthy pregnancies more likely. The lack of support for families drives some abortion decisions. The need to save women’s lives drives others.

Comment by froganon Wednesday, Jun 12, 24 @ 8:43 pm
“Life begins at conception”

Says you. I say forced birthers murder women.

Comment by I Know This Will B Deleted But That Guy Wednesday, Jun 12, 24 @ 8:44 pm