Legal Risks and Ethical Dilemmas for Clinicians in the Aftermath of Dobbs

JAMA. 2022 Nov 1;328(17):1695-1696. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.18453.
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Plain language summary

This Viewpoint discusses the ways in which the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which triggered abortion bans or restrictions in half of states, presents serious legal risks to clinicians and major ethical dilemmas.

MeSH terms

  • Abortion, Induced* / ethics
  • Abortion, Induced* / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Abortion, Legal / ethics
  • Abortion, Legal / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Ethics, Medical
  • Female
  • Health Services Accessibility* / ethics
  • Health Services Accessibility* / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Humans
  • Liability, Legal
  • Morals
  • Physicians* / ethics
  • Physicians* / legislation & jurisprudence
  • Pregnancy
  • Supreme Court Decisions*
  • United States