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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social

🧪 Another type of localized brain drain of a different type.

TRAP (Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers) laws were associated w/ a 4.67% reduction in the density of OB-GYNs per 100k women ages 15–44 from 1993–2021 in non-metropolitan counties.

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Obstetricians and gynecologists (OB-GYNs) provide essential health care to women across their lifespan. Yet nearly half of US counties have no OB-GYNs, with nonmetropolitan communities disproportionat...

Targeted Regulations Of Abortion Providers Associated With Significant Decreases In OB-GYN Density, 1993–2021 | Health Affairs Journal

Obstetricians and gynecologists (OB-GYNs) provide essential health care to women across their lifespan. Yet nearly half of US counties have no OB-GYNs, with nonmetropolitan communities disproportionat...

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  1. @richwa.bsky.social

    Tying into this is the lose of adequate training of OB-GYNs. "it is estimated that approximately 48% of medical students will receive their education in a state with restricted abortion access" Making women without means suffer and die is the goal. We must do better! www.acog.org/clinical-inf...

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