It took people 100 minutes, on average, to travel to abortion facilities in September, compared to an average of 30 minutes before the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the federal right to abortion, according to a newly published study.
What's more, Hassan added, Black, brown and Indigenous people are disproportionately likely to need a surgical abortion, since they have higher rates of chronic diseases, which are in turn made more likely by structural racism.
"Survival is not the only goal here," she added."We know that those survivors of critical illness experience tremendous physical and psychological disability." "This is the new, despicable normal," said Dr. Linda Brubaker, a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at The University of California San Diego who wrote anof JAMA's special issue."It’s really going to lead to story after story of heartbreaking maternal and child loss."
Although researchers are still examining the ripple effects of the Dobbs decision, it's already clear that the number of abortions provided by clinicians has decreased. Apublished Friday by the Society of Family Planning showed a 6% drop in August compared to April, before the Supreme Court's ruling.
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