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Texas’ abortion laws are straining the OB/GYN workforce, new study shows

Photo credit: Mikala Compton/Austin

Photo credit: Mikala Compton/Austin

By The Texas Tribune

October 9, 2024

More doctors are considering leaving or retiring early, while fewer medical students are applying to obstetrics and gynecology residencies in Texas.

“Patients don’t want a confused doctor”

In summer 2022, after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Texas made it a crime punishable with up to life in prison to perform an abortion. There is a narrow exception to save the life of the pregnant patient, but dozens of women have come forward in the last two years, saying they were denied medically necessary care because of the law.

The next generation of doctors

CATEGORIES: HEALTHCARE

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