@pbsnews: Four years have passed since the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision opened the door to state abortion bans. A study from Oregon Health and Science University finds those bans are hurting women who aren't seeking abortions at all. Researchers found delays in miscarriage treatment increase the risk to a woman's health and fertility and prolong the grief of a lost pregnancy. Those issues weigh heavily on the doctors treating these patients. Special correspondent Sarah Varney traveled to Kentucky and Texas, two states with near-total abortion bans, to speak with OB-GYNs about how these laws are changing how they practice medicine. #pbsnews #news #abortion #doctors #bans #kentucky #texas

Amy :

No way I would EVER use an anti choice OBGYN!!

super_choloX :

ctomzzz777 💙 🇺🇸 :

Dr Francis’s opinion reflects an advocacy bias rather than a neutral legal or clinical assessment. Her opinion on whether the Texas or Kentucky law is clear should have a giant asterisk. If physicians practicing in those states say the law is unclear, then the law is unclear.

Ziggy and Chancellor :

Dr Francis is terrifying. The fact a WOMAN doesn’t seem to see how harmful her words are is shocking

nw_mountainlove :

This is domestic terrorism on women

TexMexChica5 :

Dr. Francis is a whole threat to women

Amy Robinson :

When the laws are harsher on women who have abortions and the doctors who perform them than the rapists, you know we are living in awful times.

kingd677 :

That is insane you have to wait until the patient is septic.

Brittni Cooke :

We are gonna look back at this time period and remember how dark it was..

ren :

Abortion is healthcare!

kristyhazen :

And you can be sure the rich families will “take care” of their daughters if they need to. They have the means to skip around the laws they put into effect!!

Raegan Payne :

Conservatives just want women ☠️

FDT123 :

OK pro Life OB/GYN? I stopped listening.

Holly Blue :

I had markers in my blood for a chromosome disorder that would not allow my child to live past 5 days out of the womb, if it hadn't been stillborn. No one on earth understands the prison your body becomes, and the thought of having a dead fetus inside made my skin crawl. No man, and not many childless women, could even attempt to understand. Thank goodness the amnio was fine, and she's 16 now. But I think that would have permanently mentally damaged me if I begged at a hospital and no one would help.

DelcoDog :

Dr. Francis is EVIL!

usernamestaken123456789 :

Pregnancy on its own is life threatening so is that enough to terminate? If not then where is that line?

annamaria :

Thank you PBS for continuously providing us with unbias journalism ❤️

Aussieproud :

Every woman has rights, and to tie doctors hands not to help is criminal

thatsteffoverthere 🔻🇨🇩🇸🇩 :

Dr. Francis needs to have her license taken away

zoom zoom zoom :

Francis seems incredibly blithe and discounts the critical thinking of her colleagues. Her dismissiveness is appalling but not surprising.

blessingsinthebeauty :

Dr. Francis should not be practicing obstetrics.

𝚂𝚝𝚎𝚙𝚑 💙🧿 :

Abortion is healthcare. Pro-Roe 💯 zero restrictions

😆 :

that’s the problem with Dr. Francis. Doctors are not supposed to be lawyers. And they’re supposed to be making on call very careful judgments after the life of their patient and it shouldn’t be any legal framework stopping that except HIPA

Just Joan Ok :

This is why good doctors are leaving red states creating doctor deserts