Pregnancy Care Includes Abortion, Whether We Admit It or Not

Here's what I know as an OB-GYN: Any book about birth that ignores abortion access isn't just incomplete—it's dangerous. I also know that any person researching birth plans needs to know how state laws could limit their care during a pregnancy complication, even if they never imagined needing an abo...

Pregnancy Care Includes Abortion, Whether We Admit It or Not

Here's what I know as an OB-GYN: Any book about birth that ignores abortion access isn't just incomplete—it's dangerous.

I also know that any person researching birth plans needs to know how state laws could limit their care during a pregnancy complication, even if they never imagined needing an abortion. Even if they self-identify as being staunchly antiabortion. 

This is precisely why I talk about abortion in my book, a book meant for people who want to have a baby.

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