Maternal Fetal Medicine. Opinions my own, not med advice. This account is not deleted in hopes this “X” thing will one day pass, but is no longer monitored
The complete testimony against HB 598, an abortion ban w/ no exception for maternal health or fetal indications. Includes my colleague @AmyOBG411.
My portions are at approx 15:30, 38:13 & 1:10:56
Regarding the exchange at 1:10:56 during the Q&A…(1/2)
ohiochannel.org/video/ohio-h…
After Dobbs Ob/Gyns from outside Ohio asked if we should stay here, if we should leave for a state where we would be safe from criminal jeopardy.
I stayed
My friends and colleagues stayed
We fought back
We won
What do Ohio politicians really think of doctors?
From arguments before the state Supreme Court today from Solicitor General Flowers as reported in the Cleveland Plain Dealer
@MWinchesterMD
What would warrant myself briefly returning to Twitter or X or whatever this is now?
Please join us at the @acog_v @acog_d1 ADM in October in beautiful Newport RI !
ACOG.org/newport2023@acog@jodyjonesDV
Under a complete national #abortion ban, the incidence of neonatal single-ventricle cardiac defects would likely increase, according to a decision analysis.
"Even statistically rare events can still have an enormous impact." -@DavidNHackneybit.ly/44206v8
"It's difficult to even conceive of. It really does feel like there's a legal definition of torture. It feels like it would meet that bar," said Dr. @DavidNHackney in reference to being forced to carry a fetus with a lethal anomaly. salon.com/2023/06/24/an-ohio…
In press call, Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights says signature collection is going "very well" and on track to submit by July 5 deadline to make the November ballot. "We are in the verification phase right now."
There is another consequence to restricting abortion that many policy makers may not have considered: banning abortion is likely to deter physicians from practicing in those states altogether.
Physician Crisis in the Rural US May Be About to Get Worse jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
In this picture you cannot read the pin on @KentKSmith’s white coat though it says “Not A Doctor.”
Appreciation for the meeting and everything to support our patients and physicians in Ohio
@ACOGOhio@ACOGAction
Thanks for meeting with us on behalf of @ACOGOhio@acog to discuss ways to get our patients care without onerous prior authorizations with HB 130 @KentKSmith@DavidNHackney @SadhviBatra
Thank you for meeting with us on behalf of @ACOGOhio@acog@Juanita_Brent to talk about HB 130 and ways to get our patients care without onerous unwarranted prior authorizations @DavidNHackney @SadhviBatra
Last year at our ACOG Ohio Legislative Day @AnitaSomaniMD attended as a member as she has for many years
This year she attended as our State Representative
“Why all the fuss on this issue? Because Ohio stands at the abyss. If Issue 1 passes, Ohio voters will lose control of their government. That is not an overstatement.” #NoOnIssue1#NoInAugustcleveland.com/news/2023/06/a…
Congratulations to all the Ob/Gyns who after…
SAT
ACT
AP exams
High School finals
MCAT
College finals
USMLE I-III
Medical School Shelf Exams
Written boards….
Passed the oral boards today
🚨BREAKING: The Ohio Supreme Court unanimously struck down the baseless attack on the reproductive freedom amendment, pointing out that it is about only one single subject: reproductive rights.
Now extremists must stop claiming it is about other topics. toledoblade.com/local/courts…
Register for the June 1 virtual briefing, “Women in Clinical Trials: The Challenge of Research During the Reproductive Years," and learn why including pregnant & lactating people in clinical trials is critically important to maternal health. #SafeMeds4Momsus06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi…
Appreciation (and still some surprise) to the medical students at CWRU for @unseenbeene and I receiving the annual School of Medicine Gender Equity Award.
No in August, Yes in November