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In today’s episode, Dr. Marta Perez and I are addressing the delicate subject of abortion. The goal of this podcast is to educate from an evidence based position and to reach those that may have opposing views to our own.
We hope that this podcast will give you the tools that you need to answer difficult questions that someone may ask you, such as, does life begin at conception? This episode will cover the definition of abortion, and medical terminology that is used with diagnosis and treatment, and how this can complicate things when it comes to anti-abortion laws.
Maternal mortality rates will be discussed and how they will be affected with certain laws. We also discuss why women have abortions, how you can get involved in supporting women’s reproductive rights, and much more.
Dr. Marta Perez. Marta is a board-certified OBGYN and is starting a fellowship in maternal fetal medicine and Texas this month. She has practiced as a physician in both Missouri and Florida for years before taking this step to deepen her knowledge of complex medical conditions in pregnancy, fetal diagnosis and management, and conducting the research to make pregnancy care safer.
She has a passion for direct public education on social media, and can be found on Instagram and YouTube, providing evidence based educational topics about pregnancy, birth, postpartum, contraception, sexual health, and more.
In this episode we discuss:
- The various terms that can be labeled as abortion
- How restrictive abortion laws are affecting people such as healthcare workers women who have miscarriages
- Moral beliefs around abortion
- Where some major religious groups stand with abortion
- Mental health and abortions
- The importance of getting involved in your local politics (at the state level)
Resources:
- Texas Officials Celebrated End of Abortion Rights After Cutting Back Postpartum Medicaid Extension
- The Turnaway Study
- National Network of Abortion Funds
- 5 Ways You Can Get Involved in Your State Legislature
- In New Hampshire: Libertarians, Budget Cuts, And A Small Town Battle To Save Public Education
- The Pew Research Center
- The Guttmacher Institute
- Three for Freedom
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Questions answered in this episode:
- What is the medical definition of an abortion?
- Are healthcare workers mandated to tell the state if they are performing an abortion on a patient?
- How do you think the restrictive abortion laws will affect the maternal mortality rates?
- What do you think would happen in a world where, federally, we are banning both abortion and access to contraception?
- What local organizations can I support to make a change with what is happening with reproductive rights?
- Do you have recommendations for a great OBGYN provider in the state of Texas?
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