Anti-abortion laws not to blame for OB-GYN shortages: Study

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Anti-abortion laws not to blame for OB-GYN shortages: Study
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ruling, which found that there is no federal right to abortion, would lead to a dearth of OB-GYN medical students in states with limits on abortion and the closure of medical centers able to provide OB-GYN care.

But a new study published recently from the CLI, the think tank arm of the anti-abortion advocacy group SBA Pro-Life America, notes that structural problems with medical education have contributed to this problem for more than the past two years sincehospital labor and delivery wards closed nationwide, creating so-called “maternity deserts,” or areas where women lack access to essential labor and delivery services.in the U.S., which is among the highest in the developed world.

States with other abortion bans at anywhere between six and 15 weeks gestation experienced a 7% enrollment increase during the same time period.medical school enrollment has also increased by 77% in the last decade, with more than half of these types of medical schools in states with abortion restrictions. On average, 1 in 4 doctors received medical training from an osteopathic school.

Following medical school, doctors train in residency programs that can last three to seven years depending on the specialty in a program, and they tend to stay in the state or area where they completed their final stage of training.

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