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. 2022 Nov 1;328(17):1695-1696.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.18453.

Legal Risks and Ethical Dilemmas for Clinicians in the Aftermath of Dobbs

Rebecca B Reingold  1 , Lawrence O Gostin  1 , Michele Bratcher Goodwin  2
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Legal Risks and Ethical Dilemmas for Clinicians in the Aftermath of Dobbs

Rebecca B Reingold et al. JAMA. .
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This Viewpoint discusses the ways in which the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which triggered abortion bans or restrictions in half of states, presents serious legal risks to clinicians and major ethical dilemmas.

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