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Review
. 2023 Aug;23(8):175-184.
doi: 10.1007/s11892-023-01512-4. Epub 2023 May 22.

The Impact of New and Renewed Restrictive State Abortion Laws on Pregnancy-Capable People with Diabetes

Ajleeta Sangtani  1 , Lauren Owens  2 , David T Broome  3 , Preethi Gogineni  3 , William H Herman  3 , Lisa H Harris  4 , Lauren Oshman  5
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The Impact of New and Renewed Restrictive State Abortion Laws on Pregnancy-Capable People with Diabetes

Ajleeta Sangtani et al. Curr Diab Rep. 2023 Aug.

Abstract

Purpose of review: When the Supreme Court handed down its decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization in June 2022, the constitutional right to abortion was no longer protected by Roe v Wade. Fifteen states now have total or near-total bans on abortion care or no clinics providing abortion services. We review how these restrictions affect the medical care of people with pregestational diabetes.

Recent findings: Of the ten states with the highest percent of adult women living with diabetes, eight currently have complete or 6-week abortion bans. People with diabetes are at high risk of diabetes-related pregnancy complications and pregnancy-related diabetes complications and are disproportionately burdened by abortion bans. Abortion is an essential part of comprehensive, evidence-based diabetes care, yet no medical society has published guidelines on pregestational diabetes that explicitly discuss the importance and role of safe abortion care. Medical societies enacting standards for diabetes care and clinicians providing diabetes care must advocate for access to abortion to reduce pregnancy-related morbidity and mortality for pregnant people with diabetes.

Keywords: Abortion; Diabetes; Dobbs; Pregestational; Pregnancy; Termination.

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