What overturning Roe v Wade means for life-saving abortion exemptions

New laws that ban abortion in US states include exceptions for when the life of the parent is at risk. But, evidence suggests that clinicians will wait until the person is 'on death’s door' before performing the procedure for fear of legal repercussions

, in the wake of the US Supreme Court decision repealing Roe v Wade, the 1973 ruling that protected the right to abortion.

at the Guttmacher Institute. “Abortion opponents see exceptions as loopholes so they design them to be nearly meaningless,” she says.In states where abortion is banned, life-saving exemptions will often be the only legal basis for someone to obtain a safe abortion. But doctors may still be hesitant to perform the procedures for fear of legal action being taken against them, putting lives at risk.

said in a statement. “The language is often incorrect, not clinically meaningful, and therefore confusing to those practicing medicine.” There are many circumstances, including heart failure or serious infection, in which abortion is an essential, life-saving procedure. Additionally, for certain conditions, risk of serious injury or death is reduced by intervening early – before things have deteriorated and the danger is imminent.

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