Schickler must now tell patients they cannot get an abortion due to new law.
As Florida's six-week abortion ban took effect Wednesday, Dr. Robyn Schickler, CMO of Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida, discussed counseling patients who may be seeking abortions beyond six weeks of pregnancy.
ABC NEWS LIVE: And so when you say you provide them options, does that mean you give them recommendations outside of the state? SCHICKLER: Yes. So the way we date a pregnancy is we count from the first day of the last menstrual period. That's also basically what ultrasounds go on. So if someone has a regular period, by the time they've missed a period, they're already four weeks along. And so that gives them little time to, to one, even just realize that they missed a period. And two, to obtain the care that they need. So six weeks is really a tiny amount of time.
ABC NEWS LIVE: And with the six-week ban now taking effect, what concerns you most with regard to a pregnant person's physical and emotional health?
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