-- Shares Facebook Twitter Reddit Email It is well documented how strict abortion bans are negatively impacting standard prenatal care in red states. In Idaho, labor and delivery centers are closing , forcing pregnant women to travel longer distances to access care. At the same time, the state is facing challenges recruiting new OB-GYNs to care for pregnant patients.
In Louisiana, standard pregnancy care has been disrupted in dramatic ways. For example, some pregnant patients are only being given the option of a cesarean section in emergencies so doctors can avoid the optics of performing an abortion . Related Texas women denied care for ectopic pregnancies proves exceptions are a "farce", experts say But the effects of abortion bans post-Dobbs aren’t insulated to abortion ban states.
They’ve caused a ripple effect and are affecting standard prenatal care in blue states. As experts watching the reproductive landscape change across America have told Salon before: “Any time there is a shift in access, it impacts the whole ecosystem.” "I think there's even more of an emphasis on early genetic screening, at least to detect pregnancies that might be abnormal.
" In some states where access to abortion remains, the restrictive landscape in other states has made them rethink doubling down on protecting access. Recently, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed a handful of bills expanding reproductive rights to maintain a high standard of care for pregnant people. In one bill, Hou.