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This commentary addresses how the Dobbs judgement affects medical training and healthcare delivery in the US.

March 1, 2026Open Access

The Implications of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs Judgment on Medical Training in the US

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This commentary addresses how the Dobbs judgement affects medical training and healthcare delivery in the US.
Analysis of the Supreme Court's Dobbs judgement
Review of medical training impacts
Examination of legislative changes in restrictive states
Increased maternal mortality rates expected in restrictive states
Medical training will be affected by reduced access to abortion procedures
Healthcare education may become less comprehensive due to legal limitations on abortion exposure

Abstract

The recent US Supreme Court judgement restricting abortion represents an assault upon all women, especially less privileged women. This judgement will result in a rise in maternal mortality, a figure that for the US is already a very public outlier and tragedy. This commentary focusses on the impact of the Dobbs judgement on medical training. The ripple effects of this judgement and subsequent legislation enacted in abortion restrictive States are far wider than many will have assumed.

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Houghton et al. (Sat,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a3d8e7ec16d51705d30366 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.61034/jgpoh-2024-20

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