Show-Me OB-GYN Shortage Threat Amid Abortion Crackdown

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THIS WARNING MAKES SENSE . . . MISSOURI MIGHT RISK FEWER LADY DOCTORS WHO DON'T WANT TO SET UP SHOP UNDER PRO-LIFE RESTRICTIONS!!!

We didn't think of this angle but it makes sense no matter your politics. 

Even worse . . . Ladies who are also 100% against abortion will suffer the consequences of the marketplace figuring itself out amid legal debates.

Here's the word . . . 

“When abortion restrictions are present, it compromises maternal health, and it results in higher rates of maternal mortality — and we see significantly higher rates for people of color,” said Dr. David Eisenberg, an obstetrics and gynecology physician at Washington University. “I feel lucky that we are right here across the river from Illinois … where abortion care is protected as a part of routine health care.”

Another consequence of Missouri’s abortion ban is that fewer doctors are coming to Missouri to complete their OB-GYN residencies, Eisenberg and his colleague, Dr. Jeannie Kelly, told St. Louis on the Air.

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Missouri doctors say the state's abortion ban is driving away future OB-GYNs

States like Missouri that passed abortion bans after the reversal of Roe v. Wade are seeing a drop in applicants for OB-GYN residencies.

Related to Missouri's abortion future . . .

Anti-Abortion Activist Caught on Camera Detailing Plan to Keep Abortion Off Missouri Ballot

"We hope to delay as long as possible their ability to gather signatures," said Pam Fichter, a Missouri Right to Life activist.

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