Episode description
Across the United States, Republicans emboldened by the overturning of Roe v. Wade are passing laws intended to stop medical staff from providing an abortion.
But those same laws may also be scaring health workers out of providing basic care for miscarriages.
Guest: Pam Belluck, a health and science writer for The New York Times.
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Background reading:
- Although post-Roe laws are technically intended to apply only to abortions, some patients have reported hurdles receiving standard surgical procedures or medication for the loss of desired pregnancies.
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