Jack, our worst fears after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death have been realized. The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, decimating 50 years of precedent and stripping us of our personal freedoms.
Sign the petition: Blue states must train nurses and midwives to provide abortion.
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However, the need for abortion care will not end. Blue states can help those in neighboring states who won't have access to safe abortion care by expanding abortion provider networks to include nurses, midwives, physician assistants, and more.
The increase in patients traveling to states that protect abortion access will overwhelm existing providers. Those providers need resources and backup to accommodate the extra patient volume. However, many states only allow doctors to provide abortions even though most procedures are uncomplicated.
Although some states have already passed legislation to expand the categories of who can provide abortion, we don’t have enough medical schools that offer abortion instruction and training. States must provide funding to ensure training for those new categories of abortion providers.
We can't count on the Supreme Court to protect us, and the filibuster is blocking any meaningful legislation from passing in Congress. It's up to state legislatures to take action by expanding abortion provider networks as wide as possible and create the infrastructure to train them.
Sign the petition to blue state legislatures: Pass legislation to ensure non-doctors—including nurses, midwives, and physician assistants—can provide abortion and have the funding to learn how to do so.
SIGN THE PETITION
Thank you for fighting with us,
Mayra Souza, Daily Kos
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