A fragile new phase of abortion in America

New restrictions across the South and Midwest have led to at least 24,290 fewer legal abortions since the ruling, according to research conducted by the Society of Family Planning, which supports abortion rights. The laws have also prompted widespread confusion and fear as hospitals have turned away patients with potentially life-threatening pregnancy conditions. In a new survey of OB/GYNs conducted by KFF, a nonpartisan health research organization, approximately 40 percent of respondents who practice in states with abortion bans say they have faced constraints caring for patients experiencing miscarriages or other pregnancy-related emergencies since...