Abortion in the US: "It is a national catastrophe for women and their families"

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"Right now

a woman 's

depends on her zip code and the upcoming election. The repeal of

is ridiculous, barbaric, and a national catastrophe for women and their families." American gynecologist and obstetrician specializing in voluntary interruptions of pregnancies (IVE),

.

He points out that the constant changes in state abortion laws in the United States (USA) have forced many patients to

.

Meanwhile, other pregnant women are

because they cannot afford the trip, she points out.

However, he affirms that

on the number of IVEs carried out is unknown.

He maintains that, due to political oppression in some of the red states, many doctors have stopped registering the terminations they practice.

These adjustments are the product of the

by the

, on June 24, a decision that annulled the federal right to abortion and gave the states the power to legislate on this faculty.

Since then, according to the Guttmacher Institute, there are

.

Among these 26 jurisdictions there are

known as "trigger laws".

These are legislative measures that, once Rhode vs. Wade is dismissed, would ban first- and second-trimester abortions.

Depending on the state, these trigger laws are implemented automatically, after 30 days, or following a series of procedures approved by the state attorney general, governor, or other specified official.

Meanwhile,

in 1973 that will now be applied again.

However, not all states have accepted the Supreme Court's decision.

In fact, in states like

the legal bodies have obstructed or paused the implementation of their activation laws.

Furthermore, in the case of

, on August 3, it became the first state to establish the legality of abortion through a referendum in favor of maintaining this reproductive right where

changing the Constitution to restrict it.

For his part, the president of the United States,

on August 3, announced that he will sign an executive order in an effort to help guarantee access to abortion despite what happened.

This measure was signed at the inaugural meeting of his administration's

, a coalition made up of representatives from multiple federal government departments.

This order seeks to require the

, to consider

Also, it requests the inclusion of measures to guide doctors on the techniques of the procedure and the legal issues related to the subject.

In this context, Hern criticizes the

received by people who work in IVEs.

Although there are programs that teach doctors how to do the procedure, they are not teaching the safest techniques, he justifies her.

For this reason, he expresses that

in the quality of instruction or in the degree to which doctors are learning.

Similarly, the president of the

, agrees with Hern in explaining that in many countries of the

the IVE is not integrated into university studies or the specialty of gynecology and obstetrics, nor in health careers.

She adds that in specialized IVE centers

Because of this, she comments that there is a

both in her case and in other clinics in the EU.

PERMISSIBILITY AND ACCESS: US versus EU

Currently, in the EU there are only

in all its forms:

.

However, in countries such as

, abortion is only allowed if there is a

that is classified as an emergency such as a fetal malformation.

Meanwhile, in the US there are

García suggests that the legislative changes in the US could cause

in the EU countries.

"The US is a great power, in which a lot of money is handled, so there could be a retrograde influence in the EU. We have to be alert," he warns.

Even so, in the US for abortion there is an average gestational limit of

, and counseling and a waiting period are required in

.

In contrast, in the EU, there is a mean gestational limit of

, mandatory counseling in

countries, and a waiting period in

.

García notes that, in many cases, the European gestational limits, added to the waiting periods imposed,

She shares that, according to statistics, most women abort a week after deciding, which is usually from the

after conception.

However, in countries like

, where the gestational limit is 10 weeks with a waiting period requirement, women are left with a very small window to abort, she notes.

For this reason, in many cases, Portuguese pregnant women travel to be able to exercise the desired IVE.

He maintains that the prohibition of abortion does not mean that there is less abortion.

In fact, there are statistics that prove that IVEs are even

It also highlights that in the EU the IVE service is provided through two methods:

She explains that,

, many European countries use drugs to perform pregnancy terminations instead of instrumental techniques, which leaves many women unable to choose how to carry out their IVE.

Both health professionals interviewed stated that the instrumental technique is safer, less painful and lasts less time.

Hern even considers that the use of the drug poses a

if it is done

.

For this reason, García adds that many pregnant women travel to other countries to be able to have their IVEs.

"Abortion is a health practice different from the others because it is

, both in the EU and in the US," she says.

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