Report: Most Hospitals Won't Advise Doctors How To Treat Under Abortion Bans
by Kavitha Surana
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As doctors navigate risks of criminal prosecution in states with abortion bans, hospital leaders and lawyers have left them to fend for themselves with minimal guidance and, at times, have remained “conspicuously and deliberately silent,” according to a 29-page report released Thursday by Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden.
The poor direction is leading to delays in emergency care for patients facing pregnancy complications, the report concluded.