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Abortion bans complicate medical training, risk worsening OBGYN shortages
Oct 13, 2023 | By Sara Hutchinson in The Hechinger Report
Featuring MSFC's Chapter at Ohio University and Pamela Merritt, MSFC's Executive Director.
The journey to Boston was more than 1,500 miles. The plane ticket cost about $500. The hotel: another $400. She felt a little guilty about going, knowing that not everyone could afford this trip. But it was important; she was headed there to learn.
So, Amrita Bhagia, a second-year medical student from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, caught that flight to Boston to attend a weekend workshop hosted by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists…
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