Posted on Jul 13, 2022
Planned Parenthood leader says doctors fear prosecution for lifesaving abortions
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Now that abortions are banned in Missouri, Planned Parenthood doctors in Illinois are seeing a sharp increase in patients, and Missouri doctors have become fearful of performing lifesaving abortions, one of the organization’s top doctors said Tuesday.
The organization has seen appointments triple in southern Illinois since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and allowed states to ban abortions, said Dr. Colleen McNicholas, chief medical officer for Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri.
People are coming to Illinois clinics from states where abortions are illegal, which puts a strain on clinic workers and patients, she said.
“We have people navigating which bill goes unpaid, who can watch their kids, which car do I have that's going to make it the furthest or scouring the internet for the cheapest flight, just access basic health care,” McNicholas said in an interview with St. Louis on the Air.
Before the high court’s decision, patients in Planned Parenthood clinics in the region could receive an abortion within three days. She said now people have to wait about three weeks because appointments are scarce. That puts more stress on the doctors who may have to start working about 12 hours a day or seven days a week to meet the demand, she said.
The organization has seen appointments triple in southern Illinois since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and allowed states to ban abortions, said Dr. Colleen McNicholas, chief medical officer for Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri.
People are coming to Illinois clinics from states where abortions are illegal, which puts a strain on clinic workers and patients, she said.
“We have people navigating which bill goes unpaid, who can watch their kids, which car do I have that's going to make it the furthest or scouring the internet for the cheapest flight, just access basic health care,” McNicholas said in an interview with St. Louis on the Air.
Before the high court’s decision, patients in Planned Parenthood clinics in the region could receive an abortion within three days. She said now people have to wait about three weeks because appointments are scarce. That puts more stress on the doctors who may have to start working about 12 hours a day or seven days a week to meet the demand, she said.
Planned Parenthood leader says doctors fear prosecution for lifesaving abortions
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Class B felony charges and suspension or revocation of one’s medical license are powerful incentives to do nothing.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."McNicholas is so concerned about patients' health that she told a congressional committee Tuesday that people will be at risk because doctors have to wait for permission to prescribe drugs or perform lifesaving abortions.
“When the consequence of violating the law is criminal, doctors are put in impossible positions, where they know the right care, they know what to do to help somebody, but yet they have to wait, making folks sustain totally preventable harm,” she told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
McNicholas hopes her testimony will lead lawmakers to work with the Biden administration to provide resources to patients in states where abortions are illegal and to the clinics in states seeing an influx of patients seeking abortions.
“Whether you live in Missouri or Illinois or Texas, you deserve access to every available health care option to live your most healthy and dignified life,” McNicholas said."
..."McNicholas is so concerned about patients' health that she told a congressional committee Tuesday that people will be at risk because doctors have to wait for permission to prescribe drugs or perform lifesaving abortions.
“When the consequence of violating the law is criminal, doctors are put in impossible positions, where they know the right care, they know what to do to help somebody, but yet they have to wait, making folks sustain totally preventable harm,” she told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
McNicholas hopes her testimony will lead lawmakers to work with the Biden administration to provide resources to patients in states where abortions are illegal and to the clinics in states seeing an influx of patients seeking abortions.
“Whether you live in Missouri or Illinois or Texas, you deserve access to every available health care option to live your most healthy and dignified life,” McNicholas said."
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I hope that planned parenthood, the baby killers, have nothing but trouble with whatever they touch. they are truly doing the devils work. I hope that all these baby killers go to hell.
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