State Abortion Bans Lead to Decrease in Medical Residency Applications

On June 24, 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade - revoking federal protections for abortions. Following the decision, at least 14 states completely banned abortions, and five others put bans in place after 6-12 weeks. Now, the impacts of the ruling are reaching the medical education system. Correspondent Dan Lieberman joins Soledad O’Brien in-studio to explain how state abortion bans are affecting where our nation’s future doctors choose to study.

[@TomTague-fk3xo]

Most programs in Texas are partnering with programs in the northern states for a training block

[@tylerdunn1921]

You don’t need training on abortion to help mothers experiencing a miscarriage!

[@DrachonaTheWolf]

It's worth noting that "ban" is objectively false.
Every state with severe restrictions on abortion still has exceptions. No state has made abortion 100% illegal.

[@DannyD-lr5yg]

Yet 🤡

[@JeffreyMarciano]

This parking spot is not illegal its just available for people taller than 202 cm

[@DrachonaTheWolf]

@@JeffreyMarciano Really bizarre and faulty comparison, but you haven't disproven my point.
It shouldn't be hard to argue that lying is a bad idea if your goal is to win an argument. "Ban" is a lie.

[@raffyk7541]

Did you even watch the video? I don't think your point really matters and is not relevant. It doesn't matter the semantics of not 100% banned vs 95%, especially because in the *context* of this video, you're seeing that medical providers are faced with impossible choices or are not able to effectively practice medicine in emergencies because of these laws. There is no and, ifs, or buts.
Every one of these states needs to enact clear, wide-sweeping exceptions that would allow medical necessary abortion to be confidently and clearly allowed when doctors need to make that decision to save the life or health of a patient, or there needs to be federal law enumerating this. And there needs to be clear precedents set by the courts to further protect and enumerate this fact.
I think we can all agree pro-life or pro-choice that no one should have to die or become permanently crippled or lose their baby and the ability to have future children because their doctor cannot act due to poorly written vague laws, and to allow doctors to practice/train in medicine in these states that already do not have enough.