This wasn't unforeseen, but the Republicans either with blinders on or just didn't care because they are men, now are seen the results of their ban on abortions.
More doctors are considering leaving or retiring early, while fewer medical students are applying to obstetrics and gynecology residencies in Texas.Texas TribuneBy Eleanor KlibanoffOctober 8, 2024Texas’ new abortion laws are stressing the state’s already beleaguered OB/GYN workforce, and threatening the pipeline of new doctors that would help provide relief, a new survey shows.More than 70% of practicing OB/GYNs in Texas feel the near-total ban has negatively impacted their work, prohibiting them from providing high quality, evidence-based care for their patients, according to survey results released Tuesday.One in five have considered leaving Texas, and 13% are planning to retire early as a result of the new restrictions. Meanwhile, a majority of OB/GYN medical residents say they’re considering the new abortion laws when deciding whether to stay in Texas after their training concludes.[...]Dr. Todd Ivey, a Houston OB/GYN and an officer with the Texas division of ACOG, said the survey results raise concerns about the long-term impacts of these laws. The state is expecting a significant shortage of OB/GYNs over the next decade, with some rural areas already unable to find the doctors they need.
What medical student would consider getting half an education. Everyone knew this would happen but there either didn't care or that was one of their goals, prevent medial student from learning about abortions.
But Texas may be “undermining its own investment,” said Dr. Atul Grover, executive director of the Association of American Medical College’s Research and Action Institute. States that banned abortion saw a 16% drop in applications to OB/GYN residency programs this year, even as the number of applicants ticked up nationally, AAMC found.There were other changes to the residency application process that muddies the data a bit, but the overall trend is clear, Grover said — medical students hoping to study OB/GYN are shying away from states that have banned abortion.
They shot themselves in the foot!
The Center for Reproductive Health writes...
With half the U.S. states banning or severely restricting abortion, millions of young people will be headed to colleges in states without access.April 4, 2024While students consider a number of factors when deciding on what college to attend—such as affordability, academics and campus life—one concern is of growing importance: access to reproductive health care.In the two years since the U.S. Supreme Court eliminated the constitutional right to abortion, abortion is now banned or severely restricted in half the U.S. states. In the post-Roe landscape, that means millions of young people will be heading to colleges in states with far fewer options to manage unintended pregnancies.May 1 is “National College Decision Day”—when college applicants traditionally must commit to their school of choice. With recent studies showing students are concerned about access to reproductive health care, students should be aware of state abortion laws before they make their final college decision.[...]“The college decision process has always been complex and emotional. . . And now, for the first time in two generations, young women are making these decisions in a world where access to reproductive health care is not guaranteed,” reports Women’s Health.According to the Lumina Foundation-Gallup 2024 State of Higher Education Study of currently enrolled and prospective college students, most said that states’ reproductive health care policies are important in their enrollment decisions:
- 71% say state reproductive healthcare policies impact college choice.
- 80% of all current/prospective students prefer states with greater access.
- 86% of Democrats and 63% of Republicans prefer states with greater access
An article by NBC News reports,
Nearly three-quarters of unenrolled young adults told Gallup this year that reproductive health laws are a factor in their decisions about where to go to college.By Savannah Sellers and Bianca SewardJanuary 22, 2024This spring, high school seniors across the country will weigh school rankings, academic specialties and campus life as they decide where to commit to the next chapter of their life. For some, there will be another factor to consider: state politics.[...]“I’m not comfortable with being in a state that doesn’t value who I am or value my rights as a person,” she said — a requirement that caught her mother, Andrea, off guard. (They’ve asked us not to print their names out of fear this story could impact Grace’s college admissions chances.) Andrea says she leans against abortion personally.“I was pretty mad about it, because I felt like she’s so young,” Andrea said. “Why is this a consideration? This is for older women or older girls, not a high school girl, to really think about.”The conversation is part of a growing trend. A Gallup survey conducted in 2022, after the Dobbs ruling, showed 73% of unenrolled young adults say reproductive health laws are a factor in their decision on where to enroll in college.
Of the 105 Republicans in the Texas legislature 14 are women... that says a lot!
It is not just abortion right that are making students stop and think but also...
Abortion access isn’t the only legislative concern on the minds of students. Gun laws and LGBTQ+ rights are also top concerns. And in an Art & Science Group poll taken last spring, a quarter of high school students across the political spectrum ruled out institutions solely due to the political policies in a state.When Aly Phillips sat down to design their list of dream schools, they were initially concerned with course options, dorm life and meal plans. Quickly, they started to factor in state politics when imagining themselves on campus.“Immediately I had to say no to Belmont [in Tennessee] and a school in Miami,” Phillips decided, “because I’m not safe there.”Phillips identifies as nonbinary and part of the LGBTQ+ community and is concerned that the laws could change quickly in a conservative state. “I don’t know how far people will push things, and if I’m there when they push things too far, I don’t want to not be able to get out,” Phillips said.
Then there is another side effect that sadly is no surprise.
Researchers use statistical modeling to estimate infant deaths expected if one of the country’s most stringent state abortion laws had not been enacted.Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthJune 24. 2024A study led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers estimates that infant deaths in Texas increased more than expected in the year following the state’s 2021 ban on abortion in early pregnancy, especially among infants with congenital anomalies.The Texas law prohibiting abortions after a fetal heartbeat could be detected—as early as five or six weeks—went into effect September 1, 2021. At the time, the law—Senate Bill 8, or S.B. 8—was the most stringent state abortion law in the country. It did not allow exemptions for congenital anomalies.The researchers’ analysis of monthly death certificate data in Texas and the rest of the United States found that between 2021 and 2022, infant deaths in Texas rose from 1,985 to 2,240, a year-over-year increase of 255 deaths. This corresponds to a 12.9 percent increase in infant deaths in Texas versus a 1.8 percent increase in infant deaths in the rest of the U.S. during the same period. The study defines infants as under 12 months old.
And it is not just in Texas but in other anti-abortion states,
The findings come as more U.S. states enact stricter abortion laws following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs decision, the landmark ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and returned abortion policymaking to the states.
We all known this was going to happen, but in their zest ban abortion they were so focused on playing to their base that they ignored the side effects.
My body, my choice!
My body, my choice!
My body, my choice!
Vote Blue, vote Harris and Walz for sanity and control of our bodies. Vote "Yes" on Connecticut ballot question on mail-in ballots... Don't give in to the Republican "Big Lie" on voter fraud.
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