The White House and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists warned today that a Republican bill to ban abortion nationwide after 15 weeks of pregnancy would endanger women’s health.
It would also have serious consequences for doctors, the entities warn.
“If passed and passed, 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 Jennifer Klein, chair of the White House’s Council on Gender Policy.
The White House said the Republican proposal could have a chilling effect as doctors refuse to care for patients.
“This would change the practice of medicine and open the door for doctors to be arrested for doing their duty to care for patients according to their best diagnosis.”says the study.
Doctors face criminal charges for performing an abortion to protect the health of the pregnant woman, offering assistance with a miscarriage, granting an abortion to a woman whose baby has no chance of survival, or treating a victim of rape that does not fully meet the reporting requirements.
The proposal tabled last week by Republican Senator Lindsey Graham suggests a nationwide ban that would allow rare exceptions.
However, the motion has no chance of becoming law in Congress as it is controlled by Democrats, who see the text as a wake-up call for November’s midterm elections.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, a nonprofit that represents more than 60,000 physicians nationwide, sent a letter to the White House on Thursday expressing its concerns about the Republicans’ proposal.
The group disagreed with the “arbitrary age limit of pregnancy” because it “is not based on scientific and medical evidence” and “the ability of patients to receive appropriate medical care, including prenatal care, miscarriage monitoring and abortion.” would disrupt it drastically.” “.
Source: DN
