The Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization Supreme Court Decision-Concerns, Challenges, and Consequences for Health Care

Courtney A Schreiber; Dineo Khabele; Paola A Gehrig

doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2022.5714

The Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization Supreme Court Decision-Concerns, Challenges, and Consequences for Health Care

JAMA Surg. 2023 Mar 1;158(3):229-230. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.5714.

Authors

Courtney A Schreiber¹, Dineo Khabele², Paola A Gehrig³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Family Planning, Penn Medicine Pregnancy Early Access Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri.
³ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville.

PMID: 36318215
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.5714

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This Viewpoint discusses potential consequences that the US Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization may have for patient outcomes, public health, training and legal challenges for health care professionals, and the patient-practitioner relationship.

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