A recently published report by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) analyzes the “cascading harms” resulting from abortion bans. The report is based on 33 semi-structured interviews with physicians from reproductive and non-reproductive health specialties across 20 states with three different legal frameworks for abortion: states with abortion bans before 12 weeks, states with abortion bans after 12 weeks, and states with abortion protections. The report finds that abortion bans and restrict...
