After Roe v Wade: US doctors are harassed, confused, and fearful, and maternal morbidity is increasing

Early last month a pregnant 10 year old girl was brought from her home in Ohio to Indiana for an abortion after she had been raped. It was too late for her to be treated in Ohio, forcing her to travel 175 miles (280 km) across the state boundary.1The story drew national and international attention and was denounced as fake. It turned out to be true. A 27 year old man was arrested and charged with rape.Caitlin Bernard, an Indianapolis obstetrician and gynaecologist and assistant professor at Indiana University, treated the girl with a medication abortion. At the moment, abortion in Indiana is legal up to 20 weeks, but on 30 July the state senate approved a ban, with exceptions only for rape, incest, and to save the pregnant person’s life. The Indiana House of Representatives will now consider the bill. If approved, it will go into effect on 1…
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