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. 2022 Oct 1;140(4):554-556.
doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004924. Epub 2022 Jul 20.

Roe 2022: It's Not 1972

Philip D Darney  1 , Uta Landy
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Roe 2022: It's Not 1972

Philip D Darney et al. Obstet Gynecol. .

Abstract

The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision cannot take obstetricians and gynecologists back to 1972, because abortion practice, training, and research have made 50 years of progress. During this past half century, safe and effective medication and surgical abortion have helped millions of patients, thousands of obstetrician-gynecologists have been trained in more than 100 programs, and thousands of clinical, epidemiologic, and sociologic studies have demonstrated the importance of abortion to personal and public health. Obstetrician-gynecologists must support one another in amending or defying laws that subvert the principles of medical practice, training, and evidence.

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Financial Disclosure The authors did not report any potential conflicts of interest.

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