“The language of this law will result in confusion, hesitation, and delays in care that will make all pregnancies in Utah more dangerous,” a Utah OB-GYN says about the state’s abortion ban.
I grew up in the South, the second of five children. I was Catholic and proudly against abortion. At the time, for me and my community, abortion was simply wrong. Then I went to medical school and fell in love with delivering babies. During my obstetrics training, I came to understand the inherent risk and complexity of pregnancy. My view of abortion was forever altered.
We often forget that nearly all the terrible medical problems that can happen to people at any point in their life can also occur to people while they are pregnant. Normal, healthy pregnancies can become complicated in an instant by an unlimited number of obstetric complications.Part of my job as a physician is to educate patients about the relevant risks and range of possible outcomes. Once informed, the patient can make a decision that reflects their own values and acceptance of risk.
Shall I ask our legislators at 3 a.m. how to best treat the patient with an inevitable miscarriage who is rapidly hemorrhaging when the fetus still has a heartbeat?
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