RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Implications of Overturning Roe v Wade on Abortion Training in US Family Medicine Residency Programs
JF The Annals of Family Medicine
JO Ann Fam Med
FD American Academy of Family Physicians
SP 545
OP 548
DO 10.1370/afm.3042
VO 21
IS 6
A1 Wulf, Sarah
A1 Vinekar, Kavita
A1 Dehlendorf, Christine
A1 Srinivasulu, Silpa
A1 Steinauer, Jody
A1 Carvajal, Diana N.
YR 2023
UL http://www.annfammed.org/content/21/6/545.abstract
AB In June 2022, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, opening the door to state-level abortion bans. By August 2023, 17 states banned abortion or instituted early gestational age bans. We performed an analysis to assess the proportion of accredited US family medicine residency programs and trainees in states with abortion restrictions. Twenty-nine percent of family medicine residency programs (n = 201) and residents (n = 3,930) are in states with bans or very restrictive policies. Family medicine residency programs must optimize training and exposure to abortion within their contexts, so graduates are able to care for patients seeking abortions or needing follow-up care.