After the repeal of Roe v. Wade, anti-abortion activists are looking to turn public sentiment against abortion access in New Mexico, a state where abortion is legal, abortion rights policy experts have said. Nadia Cabrera-Mazzeo, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico, said that organizations involved in reproductive rights in New […]
legislative chair and mccain fellow for the american college of obstetricians and gynecologists. she is also a member of the committee to protect health care s reproductive freedoms task force. thank you for being here. unfortunately, this ten year old girl is not the first or will not be the last child in need of an abortion. the statistics are so horrible. in ohio, 52 children aged 15 and under had an abortion in 2020. in indiana, 67 children under 16 had an abortion in 2021. doctor, help people better understand how pervasive this issue actually is. as much as we as a society want to believe that every single pregnancy is joyful, the truth is, pregnancies are complicated. and this is just one example of difficult, challenging pregnancies that we as physicians are trained to deal
should choose to carry a baby? it would probably impact her life, therefore, it would fall fall under any exception, it would be an abortion. it would not be an abortion of a ten year old with her parents made the decision to not have a baby that was a result of a rape? if a ten year old became pregnant as a result of rape, and it was threatening her life, then that is not an abortion. it would not fall under any abortion restriction, in our nation. that is the ceo of a prominent anti abortion rights group. apparently trying to re-define the word abortion. trying to redefine science and medicine. why? because republican-led abortion bans, have created a situation, where in, at least one instance, a ten-year-old victim of rape had to cross state lines to terminate her pregnancy. just like some on the right, tried to spin that young victims story, they now want to change, what constitutes an abortion. a spokes person with the american college of
paperwork and she said and said she should be investigated. so you understand the issue here. in indiana, it is required that abortion providers filed paperwork for every procedure performed on anyone under the age of 16. if got three days to fill in the form, she did it in two. but nothing would stop her from being the target of right-wing media and politicians who call the story a hoax because that is just what they do these days. the facts are facts here. and they are horrible. a columbus ohio man is charged with raping a ten year old girl that dr. bernard helped. former abortion care provider, doctor kristin lyerly took to twitter standing in solidarity with dr. bernard. quote, the stories may be new to you, but for us, they re just another day at the office. doctor lyerly joins me now. she s the district for a legislative chair and mccain fellow for the american college of obstetricians and gynecologists. she is also a member of the