Reproductive health care restrictions likely to repel provider workforce, research shows

Reproductive health care restrictions likely to repel provider workforce, research shows

Executive Director Robin Marty said she was on the brink of closing the WAWC Healthcare clinic until she managed to hire an OB-GYN last year who’s from Alabama and willing to work under the state’s near-total abortion ban. (Photo by Vasha Hunt/Alabama Reflector) When an Alabama clinic’s only OB-GYN left the state to provide abortion care in Colorado, the head of operations thought the facility would have to close.  But Robin Marty, executive dir…

How Abortion Bans Affect Neonatal ICU Use

In a groundbreaking study published in the Journal of Perinatology, researchers Gamber, Murphy, and Lakshminrusimha present a comprehensive analysis of the profound effects abortion bans have on neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) utilization across the United States. As legislative measures increasingly restrict access to abortion services, the ripple effects on neonatal health outcomes and hospital […]