Becker's Healthcare November 18, 2024
State laws restricting abortions and gender-affirming care have created confusion for many physicians as they try to identify the line between essential medicine and legality in a fast-moving political environment.
Physicians gathered at the Association of American Medical Colleges’ Annual Meeting on Nov. 11 in Atlanta to discuss the impact of laws that have “criminalized medicine,” on physicians and their patients.
Here are 12 takeaways on the rise of this kind of medical legislation and its impact on physicians:
1. Caitlin Bernard, MD, an Indianapolis-based OB-GYN, spoke about the legal consequences she faced after performing an abortion on a 10-year-old Ohio patient who had been raped. She summarized several cases where patients with life-threatening pregnancy complications were harmed or died...
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