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Review
. 2024 Dec 1;36(6):426-432.
doi: 10.1097/GCO.0000000000000975. Epub 2024 Jul 10.

Two years in a post- Dobbs world: clinical, social and professional consequences

Isabel Beshar  1 , Megan Corn, Paul D Blumenthal
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Review

Two years in a post- Dobbs world: clinical, social and professional consequences

Isabel Beshar et al. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. .

Abstract

Purpose of review: Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization revoked the decades-old precedent that pregnancy termination is a constitutional right. This review article explores the research landscape describing the consequences of overturning Roe v Wade for patients and providers.

Recent findings: To date, fourteen states have enforced total bans on abortion, with seven more restricting abortion access to levels not seen since before Roe. Dobbs has had immediate and swift consequences from clinical, social and professional perspectives, with increases in maternal mortality and demand for long-acting and permanent contraception, matched by declines in both access to methotrexate and applications to Obstetrics & Gynecology training programs.

Summary: Eighteen million patients now live in states where abortion access is highly if not completely inaccessible. Abortion restrictions have profound implications beyond those desiring pregnancy termination; future research should continue to explore the ways Dobbs has affected clinical care, public health and social practices.

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