Insurance Issues after Dobbs Part IV: Physicians and Other Medical Professionals

Summary

This article focuses on some of the implications of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Org., 2022 U.S. LEXIS 3057 (2022) for physicians and associated medical professionals. The scope of potentially affected persons and entities extends beyond those who actively perform or assist in performing abortions. It also extends to physicians who treat individuals for emergencies related to pregnancy and to pregnancy termination in jurisdictions where legislatures have banned or severely limited abortion. Addressed first are the broader issues that have come to bear from Dobbs as applied to physicians, followed by discussion about the decision's recent representative results.