From: ganthony@gmail.org   
      
   On 3/14/2024 11:26 AM, Technobarbarian wrote:   
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   > "Demand for OBGYN services rises in Oregon"   
      
   Since men can now get pregnant in The Garden of Oregon, I guess the   
   demand would nearly double.   
   >   
   > "Nearly two years after the fall of Roe v. Wade, reproductive health   
   > providers in Oregon ? where abortion is considered a right under the   
   > state Constitution ?   
      
   Yep, States Rights. Right where it should be decided.   
      
   are still seeing high demand for services as   
   > neighboring states crack down on the procedure.   
   >   
   > Why it matters: Healthcare providers focused on family planning have   
   > expanded the services they offer and hired additional help to fit the   
   > needs of both in-state and out-of-state patients, who often need extra   
   > assistance with travel, lodging and coordinated care.   
   >   
   > Driving the news: Idaho ? Oregon's closest neighbor with a near-total   
   > abortion ban ? lost 22% of its OBGYNs since the top court overturned   
   > Roe, leaving half of the state's 44 counties without practicing   
   > obstetricians, a new report found."   
   >   
   > "The big picture: 21 states have moved to ban or restrict abortion since   
   > 2022, and 16 states plus Washington, D.C., have measures in place to   
   > protect abortion rights."   
   >   
   > "The intrigue: The rising need for reproductive care in Oregon isn't   
   > limited to only abortions.   
      
   Reproductive care? Wouldn't that be anti-reproductive care. Abortion has   
   nothing to do with reproduction... more like de-production.   
   >   
   > Jessica Keersemaker, vice president of patient services at Planned   
   > Parenthood Columbia Willamette, told Axios that STI testing and   
   > treatment and birth control ? including vasectomies ? "have and remain   
   > in high demand" for patients in Oregon and Washington.   
   > Zoom in: Colwill also cited an increase in the number of complex   
   > pregnancies she's seen where there have been fetal anomalies or poor   
   > prognoses.   
   >   
   > "When people have complicated pregnancies they want to come to a state   
   > where all options are discussed.""   
   >   
   > "The bottom line: Several studies show the number of abortions performed   
   > in the country has not decreased since the Dobbs decision overturned   
   > Roe.   
   >   
   > For Colwill that means "people are still seeking and needing abortions   
   > and all of these border states will continue to see large increases in   
   > their volume.""   
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   > https://www.axios.com/local/portland/2024/03/13/demand-obgyn-abortion-   
   > rises-oregon-idaho   
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   > TB   
      
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