Cutler talks about Dobbs' impacts on physicians with WPR

Abigail Cutler, MD, MPH, assistant professor in the Division of Academic Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology, spoke with Wisconsin Public Radio for a recent story about the continued effects of the Dobbs Decision for Wisconsin healthcare providers.

In “Study: Varying abortion care directives confuse Wisconsin doctors, jeopardize patient health,” Cutler talked about a new study focused on documenting changes to clinical practices and how pregnancy complications were managed across Wisconsin after Dobbs.

“Our ability to access needed health care cannot come down to something as arbitrary as your ZIP code, whether that’s the state or the county you happen to live in. I would like it to be clear that abortion is considered to be part of normal health care that a patient who is pregnant might need or want for any number of reasons, and that it really cannot be legislated because every individual patient comes with their own set of needs.”

Read the full article here.

**by Communications Intern Paige Stevenson