Roe reversal would cut training of abortion providers

A decision from the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade would also have the indirect effect of shrinking the pipeline of trained abortion providers.
More than half of states are prepared to ban abortion outright if the majority-conservative Supreme Court rules to overturn Roe, the 1973 decision legalizing abortion nationwide, which would also shut down all abortion training programs in those states.
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“We’re anticipating with the fall of Roe that 26 states that have essentially trigger laws will make abortion illegal, and along with that there are going to be a huge loss in training environments and training sites for all providers,” said Dr. Suzan Goodman, who directs the California-based TEACH abortion training curriculum used to train nurse practitioners, midwives, and physician assistants nationwide.
Doctors receive that training as part of their residency programs, though it is not a requirement. Nurse practitioners, midwives, and physician assistants, also known as advanced practice clinicians, receive clinical abortion training on the job through training programs at their universities or with abortion-specific training programs alongside physicians, residents, and medical students.
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