A Kentucky OB/GYN explains how abortion bans threaten the health of all pregnant patients
According to Dr. Coy Flowers of Kentucky, abortion bans jeopardize pregnant people’s health and well being. Photo: Cavan Images/Getty Images/ In the weeks since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the impact on abortion access has been predictably devastating, with clinic staff scrambling to complete scheduled appointments in the face of impending closure and harrowing reports of patients being denied care even in the most extreme situations.
Can you walk me through some of the most common and concerning pregnancy complications where care might be impacted by anti-abortion laws? It’s also created pervasive anxiety among patients that I’ve never seen before. I have patients who are undergoing fertility treatments who are worrying about whether they should delay their fertility treatment until they’re certain about what kind of care they’ll receive if a complication should manifest itself. I have patients coming in every single day who are struggling with: Should they get their tubes tied? I have patients who are 22 years old calling and asking those questions.
I sat down with her, and we spent some time talking about viability and gestational age and outcomes and how a physician approaches a clinical situation, trying to weigh the risk to the mom versus the benefits or risks to the fetus. I explained that we would do the best to figure out what exactly to do given her particular situation. It’s tough, but I tried to reassure her that, no matter what happens, we’ll do our very best to make sure she and her baby are well taken care of.
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