and they went right at, a sort of libertarian reproach to the issue. so i would strongly urge people to look at the various ads that the abortion rights supporters used, because, this was one of the first times that i ve seen how effective it can really be in a, you know, let s face it, a ruby red state like kansas. let me ask you about something else. a strategy that was deployed last night that heard one of the more normal republicans. peter meijer, a republican congresswoman in michigan, who voted to impeach donald trump. democrats got involved in his election, they tried to help his far-right opponent. and it worked. that guy won. what is your take on that strategy? democrats are thinking let s get far-right candidates to be the general, and we can get behind them. yeah, it s cynical and be careful what you wish for. it s hippocratic on one line to say that election denial poses an existential threat to
abortion ban, the doctor s attorney advised against it, so according to the affidavit, the doctor wrote that the patient quote, was forced to go through a painful, hours long labor, to deliver a non viable fetus, despite her wishes and best medical advice from doctors. she hemorrhaged, she lost nearly a liter of blood, and in another affidavit, in a case, dr. rebecca guy, former louisiana health secretary, expressed her profound concerns regarding lifesaving treatment for women. under the state s ban saying in part, quote, if doctors are not comfortable or able to anticipate the legal implications of their medical care or how they may be prosecuted for providing that health care, then they may not as according to their best medical judgment and training. fear of punishment aligns with lack of clarity and how this law will be and voice can lead to devastating consequences for louisiana women as well as moral distress for the clinicians who care for them and have taken the hippocratic
dr. rebekah gee, former louisiana health secretary, expressed her profound concerns regarding lifesaving treatment for women. under the state s ban saying in part, quote, if doctors are not comfortable or able to anticipate the legal implications of their medical care or how they may be prosecuted for providing that health care, then they may not act according to their best medical judgment and training. fear of punishment aligns with lack of clarity and how this law will be enforced can lead to devastating consequences for louisiana women as well as moral distress for the clinicians who care for them and have taken the hippocratic oath to do no harm. joining us now is doctor rebekah gee, a practicing gynecologist and former louisiana department of health secretary. she is also the ceo and founder of nest health. doctor gee, thank you so much for joining us here this
this note, we think about this is obviously a very controversial subject matter. i mean, the idea of abortion rights versus those who don t support it, it s no secret that this has been a topic of discussion, of intense debate for a very long time. but one thing that might surprise people is that you, as a doctor, before you are tasked with deciding how you re going to perform maybe life-saving treatment, in consultation with a patient who may be having a medical emergency, you re thinking about litigation. you re thinking about not just your hippocratic oath. you re thinking about having to contact an attorney. what has this done to you in terms of your ability to practice without the constraints of politics or the threat of litigation? you know, it s been really unnerving. and, you know, a recent patient has allowed me to share her story. and she unfortunately broke her water at 19 weeks and really