People in underserved medical communities in states that ban abortions may be more likely to attempt self-managed abortions
Top doctors in the US warn that surgeons should be prepared to treat more patients with complications from self-managedIn a recent opinion piece published in the BMJ, 17 experts from medical centers and universities including the University of Chicago, Duke Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania urged surgeons to be prepared to treat medical consequences related to a person’s inability to access an abortion.
But physicians warned that people in underserved medical communities in states that ban abortions may be more likely to attempt a self-managed “by ingestion of toxic substances or by self-inflicted physical injury”. Doctors noted that surgeons must act to protect patient privacy and legal safety, especially as conservative states“The patient’s legal safety should also be of utmost concern and underscores the significance of knowing your state laws around this issue,” the op-ed noted.
“Again, in those states that restrict access to abortion care, maternal morbidity, and inevitably mortality, will increase and require physicians from all fields to expand their ability to care for these needs,” read the op-ed. Medical providers in states that have banned abortion have stated that they are often delayed in providing life-saving treatment due to bans on the procedure.
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