HEALTH: Is Abortion Training Going Away?

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Claire Wolters, News Reporter

If the Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade, some hospitals may remove abortion training from OB-GYN residency requirements.

A recent study predicts a Roe-takedown could leave between 43.9% and 56% of obstetrics and gynecology (OB-GYN) residents without abortion training, putting patients at risk of losing providers or recieving inadequate care.

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Abortion training is the only component of medical residency that students can choose not to partake in. Under requirements set by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), hospitals must give residents the right to opt out of such training if they have religious or moral objections.

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For now, ACGME requirements have yet to be impacted by the Supreme Court and OB-GYN residents can access full abortion training. Unless, of course, they choose not to.

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