A Proposal for Organized Civil Disobedience by Academic Medicine to the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Association Decision.
Abstract
In response to the women’s health care crisis solidified by the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, following which half of states could outlaw abortion (and potentially in-vitro fertilization, emergency contraception, and even treatment for ectopic pregnancy and partial spontaneous or “back alley” abortion), the medical profession has responded with statements condemning the ruling, protest marches, research agendas to study the consequences (with easily predictable results coming years from now that will only be ignored by anti-science legislators), and by setting up workarounds (e.g., offshore boats, a modern “overground railroad,” etc.) to provide abortion to those who need and/or want it.[i],[ii]
[i] Grossman G, Perritt J, Grady D. The Impending Crisis of Access to Safe Abortion Care in the US. JAMA Intern Med. 2022;182(8):793-795. Available at https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2793700.
[ii] News Release, American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, July 7, 2022. More Than 75 Health Care Organizations Release Joint Statement in Opposition to Legislative Interference. Available at https://www.acog.org/news/news-releases/2022/07/more-than-75-health-care-organizations-release-joint-statement-in-opposition-to-legislative-interference.
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