Abortion Rights: What Would a Roe v. Wade Reversal Mean for Healthcare? – ANA mentioned

Nurse.org by Amy Blitchok, May 9, 2022

“Nurses, along with other medical professionals who provide abortion services could find themselves being legally targeted by state laws. For example, a Texas law that is already on the books allows people to file civil lawsuits against providers. Alabama is also looking to enact a law that would hold physicians criminally responsible with a maximum sentence of life in prison. Essentially, a medical procedure that has been legally performed for decades could now put medical professionals in both civil and criminal danger and the laws and penalties would vary from state to state.”