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While the right to safe abortion has been restricted in the United States, elsewhere, governments are liberalising abortion laws.

In June 2022, the United States Supreme Court overturned its own decision from 1973 in the landmark Roe v Wade case, which until then protected the right of American women to legal abortion. This resulted in a wave of state-level initiatives to ban abortion. Today, 21 US states partially or fully restrict access to abortion.

As a result, women in the US face significant barriers in obtaining safe abortions – with legal uncertainty and lengthy court cases to determine their access to reproductive healthcare. These restrictions have affected not only women seeking to terminate an unwanted pregnancy but also those who have suffered miscarriages, often limiting their access to emergency medical assistance.

Medical colleagues in the US confirm that these ever-changing restrictions are leaving many fearful of prosecution, forcing doctors to make agonising decisions that could compromise their ability to provide essential and lifesaving care.

As healthcare workers, we have seen what happens when women are denied this vital medical service.

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