As abortion restrictions increase, these 10 states are seeking a new route to access
At least 20 lawsuits making their way through the courts could alter abortion law. Here’s how.When Weems reopened the clinic, she wanted to make sure that she could provide women the full spectrum of reproductive health care, from contraceptive implants to abortion care. But the state of Montana prevents advanced practice nurses —a nurse with post-graduate education in nursing — from performing abortions.
“We have a reproductive health care access crisis. By allowing qualified, capable providers — advanced practice clinicians — to just fill the gap will go so far in addressing the unmet need,” Weems says. In many states, advanced clinicians like Weems serve as the primary care provider for their patients and are allowed to perform duties that many view as more complicated, including endometrial biopsies and managing opioid pain medicines — but they are barred from performing abortions. As access to abortion has been sharply restricted over the past decade, women’s rights groups are pushing to expand the definition of abortion providers.ruling in 1973.
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