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Policies Aimed at Limiting Access to Abortion May Negatively Impact
Pregnancy Loss Care
A
new KFF analysis provides an overview of pregnancy loss, how it
is sometimes conflated with abortion, and how abortion restrictions may
negatively impact care for those experiencing pregnancy loss. Pregnancy loss
– which is extremely common -- is an umbrella term that describes both
miscarriages and stillbirths.
At
a time when abortion restrictions around the country are increasing, these
laws have the potential to limit clinicians’ ability to manage pregnancy loss
and promote investigations and criminal charges against women experiencing
pregnancy loss. The brief also examines how “fetal protection” legislation
has been used to criminalize pregnancy loss, particularly in the context of
substance use in pregnancy.
Filling
the need for trusted information on national health issues, the Kaiser Family Foundation is
a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California.
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Thursday, December 5, 2019
Policies Aimed at Limiting Access to Abortion May Negatively Impact Pregnancy Loss Care
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