Healthcare advocates have warned of the deadly impact of nationwide restrictions on abortion, amid concerns that the Trump administration will criminalize the distribution of medical equipment used in the procedure and roll back access to abortion pills by mail.
Speaking at the New York screening of The A-Word, The Independent’s new documentary on abortion, leading reproductive rights lawyers and healthcare providers described the far-reaching repercussions of wider restrictions expected to be imposed under incoming president Donald Trump. These could have an impact on doctors, hospitals, emergency rooms, and miscarriage care, they explained.
