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applegrove

(119,109 posts) Fri May 10, 2024, 03:12 PM May 10

New Doctors Avoiding States with Abortion Bans

New Doctors Avoiding States with Abortion Bans

May 10, 2024 at 12:05 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 156 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2024/05/10/new-doctors-avoiding-states-with-abortion-bans/

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“For the second consecutive year, disproportionately fewer new doctors across all specialties applied to medical residency programs in states with abortion bans and restrictions,” Axios reports.

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New Doctors Avoiding States with Abortion Bans (Original Post) applegrove May 10 OP

Interesting, across ALL specialties. Irish_Dem May 10 #1

I predict the rise of Christian midwifery in red states 303squadron May 10 #2

Who is surprised by this? LetMyPeopleVote May 10 #3

It must not be any fun at all preparing to be an MD for all those years, only to have to watch women die... Hekate May 10 #4

Great!!!! Grins May 10 #5

These are intelligence people. republianmushroom May 10 #6

Irish_Dem

(48,777 posts)

1. Interesting, across ALL specialties.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri May 10, 2024, 03:15 PM

May 10

So there is a ripple effect in red states.

New docs don't want to practice there.
Once the state goes after one speciality, the others could also be attacked.

303squadron

(570 posts)

2. I predict the rise of Christian midwifery in red states

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri May 10, 2024, 03:20 PM

May 10

While they believe in all of the Buy bull including psalm 137.9!

LetMyPeopleVote

(146,257 posts)

3. Who is surprised by this?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri May 10, 2024, 03:38 PM

May 10

Hekate

(91,228 posts)

4. It must not be any fun at all preparing to be an MD for all those years, only to have to watch women die...

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #3)

Fri May 10, 2024, 04:59 PM

May 10

…from preventable causes.

I am not at all surprised that young docs want nothing to do with these states.

Grins

(7,297 posts)

5. Great!!!!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri May 10, 2024, 05:18 PM

May 10

Elections have consequences. They voted Republican so they should get what they voted for.

To not have doctors. Or nurses. Or even hospitals. “Freedumb!”

republianmushroom

(14,063 posts)

6. These are intelligence people.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri May 10, 2024, 05:34 PM

May 10

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