As our Legislature contemplates a special session to consider a six-week abortion ban there is so much more to consider than whether you think abortion is right or wrong.
One of the most important of those is what kind of care do we want pregnant women in this state to receive?
As we have seen in other states with near total abortion bans, OBGYNS are leaving — and are difficult, if not impossible, to replace. Why would you want to practice in a state where you could lose your license or face jail time for providing necessary and sometimes life-saving care?
Without these vital medical professionals, women’s care in all areas will suffer.
In addition, as a state that has a medical school, those students will not receive necessary training in abortion care and be inadequately prepared to practice.
As a state that is supposedly so focused on family, why are we willing to pass laws that will make pregnancy more risky and pregnancy care harder to receive?
Jennifer VanWagoner, Sandy