Physicians responds to misinformation over abortion bills in NY and VA

“As a physician who has taken care of patients in every stage of their pregnancies, I know that pregnancy does not always go the way we hope or expect. The bills in New York and Virginia apply to less than 1% of abortions that happen in the United States and these patients need protection.  When pregnancies are medically complex or when a patient is critically ill, doctors need the full scope of treatment options to be available to provide the best care, and that sometimes can mean ending a pregnancy.

Patients should not have to navigate barriers to get abortion care.

“Patients should not have to navigate barriers to get abortion care. We know from rigorous, nonpartisan research that when abortion is made more difficult to access, we endanger those who already face the most barriers to accessing health care.

“Instead of creating hypothetical scenarios that don’t reflect the health needs that arise in pregnancy, let’s focus our energy on preserving and expanding access to reproductive care services—not these harmful mischaracterizations of life-saving medical care.”