And they’re succeeding in ways they never could, absent the global public health nightmare
specifically allows abortion and family planning to continue: “Nothing in this Order shall be construed to limit access to the full range of family planning services and procedures, including terminations of pregnancies, whether in a hospital, ambulatory surgery center, physician office, or other location.”
This approach is the only one consistent with the reality of abortion care in America. Even in normal times, abortion care in many states is, as we call it in, an obstacle course, a set of laws and regulations that place hoops in the path of women choosing to have an abortion. Using the coronavirus pandemic to try to make abortion even more inaccessible — including shutting down all clinics in a state — would just make abortion care even harder for the most vulnerable members of society.
In states where abortion has not been banned, providers are doing everything possible to keep their patients and themselves safe. They are utilizing techniques meant to minimize unnecessary physical contact with patients, making ample use of video and phone conferencing where appropriate.
Meanwhile, not to be outdone by state anti-abortion politicians, anti-abortion movement leaders are using the pandemic to try to shut down all abortion in this country. Today, dozens of leadersto Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar asking him to shut down all surgical and chemical abortions because of the crisis. Their letter focuses on the need to “free up much needed medical equipment and decrease the demand” placed on hospitals from the rare post-abortion follow-up care.Roe v.
, anti-abortion extremists are looking at the current global crisis not as a public health emergency but rather as an opportunity. They want abortion ended, full stop, so they are trying to manipulate coronavirus to do so.
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