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Because doctors tend to settle down near the place where they trained, states with abortion restrictions could face a severe shortage of maternal health providers in the years to come.
A year after the Dobbs decision, the next generation of OB-GYN residents is struggling to find proper training.
As abortion bans sweep the nation, OB-GYN residents rotate to abortion-supportive states to meet their program requirements
ATU Images/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Lucy Brown, a medical student at Indiana University, wanted to stay in Indiana for her OB-GYN residency, but when Roe v. Wade was overturned last June, her priorities shifted. States with abortion bans in place fell to the bottom of Brown's list. "I really, really wanted to stay in the Midwest. I wanted to be close to my family, but it kind of conflicted with my No. 1 priority," Brown told ABC News. Brown will soon be moving to Baltimore for her residency -- leaving behind her family and close friends for a city where she doesn't know anyone. An a...
Medical students and residents interested in specializing in OB-GYN are trying to avoid states where there are bans in place.