How Abortion Bans Are Restricting Miscarriage Care

<p>Across the United States, Republicans emboldened by the overturning of Roe v. Wade are passing laws intended to stop medical staff from providing an abortion.</p><p>But those same laws may also be scaring health workers out of providing basic care for miscarriages.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/pam-belluck?smid=pc-thedaily">Pam Belluck</a>, a health and science writer for The New York Times.</p><p>Want more from The Daily? For one big idea on the news each week from our team, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Although post-Roe laws are technically intended to apply only to abortions, some patients have reported<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/17/health/abortion-miscarriage-treatment.html"> hurdles receiving standard surgical procedures or medication</a> for the loss of desired pregnancies.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>