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New research first reported by NPR shows doctors in the state are trying to avoid “even the appearance of providing an abortion procedure”—sometimes at the expense of patients’ safety.
Dr. Nicole Freehill, a New Orleans OB-GYN interviewed for the report, called this practice “absolutely ludicrous,” explaining: “The least safe thing that we do, no matter if it’s early in pregnancy or full-term at your due date, is a C-section.” Several OBGYNs interviewed by NPR told the outlet that C-sections for nonviable pregnancies are not standard care and come with a greater risk of hemorrhaging, impaired future fertility, and other complications.
Another striking finding in the report shows that all kinds of pregnancy-related care including routine prenatal appointments are being delayed, as doctors try to wait out pregnant patients’ first trimester due to the high risk of miscarriage in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
One OBGYN recounted treating a patient with a severe heart condition and being unable to immediately provide a medically necessary abortion. Instead, they were forced to simply prescribe her cardiac medicines. “What if she doesn’t want to wait that long because she could have a heart attack and die? At what point can you act? How many cardiac meds have to fail?” they said in the report.
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