Ricki Lewis

The Supreme Court justices who dismantled Roe v Wade in Dobbs v Jackson Woman's Health Organization should have taken a refresher course in Bio 101. Their decision is devoid of anything even hinting at modern medical science.

 

The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology today released a joint statement from more than 75 health care organizations "in opposition to legislative interference" with women's health care. They conclude:

 

"Abortion care is safe and essential reproductive health care. Keeping the patient–clinician relationship safe and private is essential not only to quality individualized care but also to the fabric of our communities and the integrity of our health care infrastructure. As leading medical and health care organizations dedicated to patient care and public health, we condemn this and all interference in the patient–clinician relationship."

 

I couldn't agree more.

 

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On June 26th, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of crisis pregnancy centers that were challenging a California law, the Reproductive Fact Act, requiring clinic personnel to inform women of all family planning options — including abortion. The 5-to-4 vote put First Amendment rights of workers whose religion is against abortion above the rights of pregnant women to be told that California provides free or inexpensive family planning information, including abortion.

While critical information about abortion is omitted at many of the crisis pregnancy centers, misinformation is apparently readily dispensed. One popular mantra is that abortion causes breast cancer. It’s a claim likely to scare the daylights out of young, vulnerable women seeking help. But a deep-dive into studies published in the top medical journals shows it is untrue — but findings of those investigations tend not to be shared.

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