When 3rd year med student Megh Kumar told a mentor she’d decided to go into OB GYN, she got an unexpected piece of advice: don’t. It’s been more than a year since the Supreme Court revoked constitutional protections for abortion rights with their <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/06/24/us/politics/supreme-court-dobbs-jackson-analysis-roe-wade.html">Dobbs decision</a>. Since then <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/04/us/abortion-trigger-laws.html">13 states</a> – including Megh’s home state of Kentucky – have banned nearly all abortions. Some states have criminalized <a href="https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/kentucky-bill-raising-abortion-to-homicide-draws-republican-pushback">performing</a> or <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/health/womens-health/idaho-most-extreme-anti-abortion-state-law-restricts-travel-rcna78225">abetting</a> abortion. The effect has been chilling not only for patients who need them, but for doctors who feel it’s their medical duty to provide them. As the next generation of doctors like Megh enter this field of medicine, many are asking themselves if it’s worth it. Abortion providers are often <a href="https://www.axios.com/2022/06/24/attacks-violence-abortion-provider-roe-bans">targets</a> for harassment and violence, and studying in a restrictive state might <a href="https://apnews.com/article/abortion-health-business-education-family-medicine-3fbeef4338fbdcaf48f4f133055c9f78">limit training opportunities</a>. Data show a more than <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/04/18/abortion-ban-states-drop-student-residents">10% decrease</a> in residency applications to OB GYN programs in restrictive states. If fewer doctors are training to be OB GYNs, what does that mean for the rest of us? Learn more about how to advocate for abortion rights at <a href="https://www.abortion.shop/stories">WeTestify</a>, and visit <a href="https://www.sistersong.net/">SisterSong.net</a> for more information about reproductive justice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

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