Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi’s case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
I’m waiting for the first wave of medical professionals who stand up and say “no” to harmful laws. It needs to happen. we need people to refuse unjust law without the lawsuit song and dance. Simply say NO! and help people anyways.
While I agree with the sentiment these doctors would risk going to jail and ruin their life and also possibly their license. I totally agree that would be great to see them do it but I’m afraid that’s not how the world works. Maybe a very few of them will do so. This whole situation is fucked up and you can thank the republicans for taking the US back 50 years.
You’re not going to get people to do that without some sort of protection for them and their families. If you’re a Dr. that can save hundreds, or be locked up because you saved 1 person, it’s a tough case for being the fall person.
Now if they could get a union walkout nationwide (or at least statewide), then they have leverage.
They’re not going to do that when the penalties are so severe, no one is going to risk their freedom for this. They are however doing something about it: leaving the state.
In addition to what everyone else has said so far, even if some doctors are doing this, they are probably keeping quiet about it. You and I outside of Texas will never know if anyone is violating this law until someone sues. My guess is that 3 deaths in 2 years is either vastly under reported, or there are doctors who are toeing the line of this law more closely than others.
Hate to burst your bubble but plenty of doctors are out there that still believe this shit. I hate that I’ve seen it first hand, but they exist and they are far greater in number than you would like to know.
I’m waiting for the first wave of medical professionals who stand up and say “no” to harmful laws. It needs to happen. we need people to refuse unjust law without the lawsuit song and dance. Simply say NO! and help people anyways.
While I agree with the sentiment these doctors would risk going to jail and ruin their life and also possibly their license. I totally agree that would be great to see them do it but I’m afraid that’s not how the world works. Maybe a very few of them will do so. This whole situation is fucked up and you can thank the republicans for taking the US back 50 years.
They will arrest the doctors though, or kill them when an acorn falls near a jackboot
You’re not going to get people to do that without some sort of protection for them and their families. If you’re a Dr. that can save hundreds, or be locked up because you saved 1 person, it’s a tough case for being the fall person.
Now if they could get a union walkout nationwide (or at least statewide), then they have leverage.
They’re not going to do that when the penalties are so severe, no one is going to risk their freedom for this. They are however doing something about it: leaving the state.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/texas-abortion-ob-gyn-doctor-training-60-minutes/
And I don’t blame them one bit with Republicans’ draconian, theocratic bullshit and unfortunately the impact Texans will get.
In addition to what everyone else has said so far, even if some doctors are doing this, they are probably keeping quiet about it. You and I outside of Texas will never know if anyone is violating this law until someone sues. My guess is that 3 deaths in 2 years is either vastly under reported, or there are doctors who are toeing the line of this law more closely than others.
We really don’t know how many have died because Georgia and Texas did away with the mortality boards because of bad PR
https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/21/health/georgia-maternal-mortality-committee-propublica/index.html
Hate to burst your bubble but plenty of doctors are out there that still believe this shit. I hate that I’ve seen it first hand, but they exist and they are far greater in number than you would like to know.