This got us thinking: What do more doctors and researchers who care for women wish policymakers knew about abortion? We surveyed OB/GYNs, family planning doctors and reproductive researchers to ask what they wish politicians would understand about a person’s decision to end a pregnancy. Read on to learn more about abortion in the U.S., how doctors view the procedure and what policymakers should know about abortion access. In terms of safety, abortion is at least as safe or safer than similar clinic-based procedures that are not regulated as stringently as abortion. Like other healthcare, health insurance, including Medicaid, should cover abortion care, as is done in most other countries where abortion is legal.

Source: Huffington Post October 21, 2016 21:22 UTC