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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Gloria Oladipo

Surge in complications from unsafe abortions likely post-Roe, doctors warn

A protest on 50th anniversary of Roe v Wade in Houston on 22 January.
A protest on 50th anniversary of Roe v Wade in Houston on 22 January. Photograph: Reginald Mathalone/NurPhoto/Rex/Shutterstock

Top doctors in the US warn that surgeons should be prepared to treat more patients with complications from self-managed abortions and forced pregnancy after the overturning of Roe v Wade.

In a recent opinion piece published in journal Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 17 experts from medical centers and universities including the University of Chicago, Duke Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania urged surgeons to be prepared to treat medical consequences related to a person’s inability to access an abortion.

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