Abortion access looms over medical residency applications

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% :"To choose a state where I will be limited or I wouldn't have full access is essentially shortchanging myself and my future patients on the quality of care that I can provide," said Deborah Fadoju, a fourth-year Ohio State medical student who said she looked at programs along the East Coast, where many states have laws safeguarding abortion.
46% : The majority of medical residents end up practicing in the state where they completed their residencies, according to a 2021 report from the Association of American Medical Colleges -- and some doctors fear fewer trainees will mean fewer OB-GYNs in states with tight restrictions on abortion.
42% : "Now we're seeing residents and medical students who don't want to participate in abortions saying, 'We are going to seek out residency positions in places where abortion might be restricted' because -- theoretically and I think this will play out -- there should be less pressure placed upon them."
41% : The survey did not ask respondents directly for their stance on abortion, to avoid introducing bias.
41% : Francis, of the anti-abortion obstetricians group, said she hopes new restrictions might open the door for students otherwise interested in OB-GYN but opposed to abortion to enter the field.
40% : Nearly 44% of 6,007 OB-GYN residents were located in a state deemed certain or likely to ban abortion if the Supreme Court overturned Roe, according to a paper published online in April by the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology.
37% :On the other hand, students who oppose abortion may find more accommodation at residency programs in states that are largely outlawing the procedure.
35% : She fears legal changes will imperil trainings on emergency skills like safely emptying a uterus after a miscarriage or abortion.
34% : The surgical procedures for miscarriage and abortion are the same -- something Francis said should allow residents to be trained without participating in abortion.

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