The White House and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists warned today that a Republican bill to ban abortions nationwide after 15 weeks’ gestation would endanger women’s health.
It would also have serious consequences for doctors, the entities warn.
“If passed and signed into law, this bill would create a national health crisis, endangering the health and lives of women in all 50 states,” according to a preliminary analysis by the chair of the U.S. Gender Policy Council. White House, Jennifer Klein.
The White House said the Republican proposal could have a chilling effect, as doctors would refuse to treat patients.
“This would transform the practice of medicine, opening the door for doctors to be arrested if they do their duty to treat patients according to their best diagnosis,” says the study.
Physicians risk criminal charges for performing an abortion to protect a pregnant woman’s health, providing miscarriage assistance, aborting a woman whose baby has no chance of surviving, or treating a noncompliant rape victim. with the notification. requirements
The proposal introduced last week by Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham suggests a nationwide ban that would allow for rare exceptions.
However, the motion has no chance of becoming law in the US Congress, as it is controlled by Democrats, who see the text as a wake-up call for the November midterm elections.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, a nonprofit organization that represents more than 60,000 physicians across the country, sent a letter to the White House on Thursday outlining its concerns about the Republican proposal.
The group disagreed with the “arbitrary gestational age limit” because it “is not based on scientific and medical evidence” and “would drastically interfere with the ability of patients to receive adequate medical care, including prenatal care, of miscarriage and abortion. “.
Source: TSF
