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Brian Witte
Annapolis, Maryland (AP) — Specially trained nurse practitioner, nurse midwifery under Maryland law coming into force on Friday. Midwife and doctor assistants aborted as some states are trying to increase access to the procedure after the Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade case.
Medical professionals other than trained doctors can start offering abortions on Friday, but it is unclear how many will soon be eligible. Delaware, Connecticut, and Washington also passed legislation this year to allow non-physician clinicians to have an abortion.
Maryland's Chief Healthcare Officer for Planned Parent-Child Relationships, Dr. Kyle Bukowski, has appointed a non-medical clinician to perform a safe abortion in Maryland. I am training. Bukowski, who also conducted such training in California, believes that providing access to abortion is one of the most important tasks he has done as a doctor.
"I feel it's very important," said a board-certified OB / GYN who also gives birth to babies. "That's the difference between graduating from school. Leaving an abusive relationship. Caring for a child, continuing to work, and being able to give someone complete autonomy is probably It's the most important job you can do as a doctor or health care provider. "
Last week's High Court ruling was at the county office as conservative states are trying to ban or limit procedures. Affected a series of lawsuits. However, other states are trying to increase access, and supporters say more healthcare providers are needed in areas where there may be an influx of patients across state boundaries. increase.
"When we talk about 26 states losing access and 36 million women losing access, it spreads, so it's all done manually. "Maryland's planned parent-child relationship.
Democratic Governor of Delaware John Kearney passed a law on Wednesday allowing doctors' assistants, certified nurse practitioners, and nurse midwives to perform abortions before they become viable. I signed it. The bill includes various legal protections for abortion donors and patients, including out-of-state residents who have had an abortion in Delaware.
California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington Non-doctors are now able to perform abortions in 14 states. Elizabeth Nash, a state policy analyst at the Guttmacher Institute in New York, a think tank that supports the right to abortion.
"This is because the number of abortion providers has been declining for a very long time, and in particular the state needs to ensure access to care. It's been a long time since I've been aware, like looking at a state that bans abortion, "Nash said.
Proponents of Maryland's law say the state may see an influx of patients because it is close to the southern states, which are expected to limit access to abortion.
"I think we are in a very unique place," Nelson said. "Some say we are the southernmost accessible state, while others call it the northernmost southern state. The I-95 Corridor creates a sort of pipeline here."
Earlier this year, when Maryland legislators were considering legislation, abortion providers had already seen Texas patients looking for alternatives for a ban in Texas. ..
Maryland law was partially passed in the hope that the Supreme Court will strike Roe and increase access in rural areas of unprovidered states. ..
"Unfortunately, I expected this day to come, so I passed a bill in Maryland this year after there was no law to promote the right to abortion for 30 years," he sponsored the bill. Said Democrat Ariana Kelly.
To enact the law, Democrats who rule the Maryland State House have overturned the veto by Republican Governor Larry Hogan.
Hogan wrote in a veto letter to lawmakers that this measure "risks to lowering the high standards of assisted reproductive technology for women in Maryland."
"Unlike nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, doctor midwives, and licensed certified midwives, doctors perform these steps and resolve medical complications if they occur. I have my own qualifications, "Hogan wrote.
Maryland law also requires that $ 3.5 million of state funding be allocated annually from fiscal year 2024 for training. Hogan refused to release the funds secured by lawmakers to provide that amount for training in the fiscal year beginning on Friday.
Bukowski disagrees that the new law risks reducing assisted reproductive technology services.
"They can safely do so as long as they are trained to do it," Bukowski said.
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The Associated Press writer Randall Chase contributed this report from Dover, Delaware.
