Dear Editor,
Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, many states have effectively banned abortions.
Even where there are exceptions, the law is often so murky that physicians refuse to provide needed care for fear of being sent to prison. As a result, many women with pregnancy complications cannot get medical help until they are almost at death’s door. These dangerous bans have led to a critical shortage of doctors, who feel they cannot practice quality medicine in these states.
While the mailing of mifepristone (which is used to treat miscarriages and ectopic pregnancies, as well as provide safe abortions) is still legal, a Trump Administration’s politically led FDA might remove its approval of this pill.
Recently, in vitro fertilization (IVF) has come under attack, with some legislatures defining human life as beginning at fertilization. How can a movement that proclaims it is pro-life deny infertile couples the miracle of having children?
Now, birth control is in their crosshairs (and)Trump has recently said he is looking at restrictions on contraceptives. Most Americans oppose these draconian measures, yet some Republicans persist in pushing bills that outlaw abortion, IVF, and some forms of contraception.
Tell our legislators that reproductive health care is a basic human right. Vote!
Suzanne Sperling, Athens