Social media is a platform for myths about how the Dobbs ruling will affect medical care for pregnant women
Abortion-rights activists protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, July 4, 2022
MARY REICHARD, HOST: Coming up next on The World and Everything in It: abortion misinformation.
NICK EICHER, HOST: Rumors are flying ever since the U.S. Supreme Court decided that there is no Constitutional right to abortion.
Social media in particular is spreading myths about how the Dobbs ruling will affect medical care for pregnant women. For example, claims that treating miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy will be illegal in pro-life states and that women will die without life-saving care.
REICHARD: Today, we have WORLD’s Leah Savas here to directly answer those claims. She’s our reporter who specializes in the life issues. Hi, Leah!
LEAH SAVAS, REPORTER: Hi, Mary. Thanks for having me.
REICHARD: Let’s get right to it. Is it now illegal in some states to treat miscarriages and ectopic pregnancies?
SAVAS: The short answer is no, but we can approach this no from two angles. The first one is legal, and the second one is medical. So I'll start by looking at the legal side of this.
If you actually look at the laws in the 21 states that already have protections for unborn babies, they all make exceptions to allow for abortions when the life of the mother is at risk. So that's the key part. So women can still get abortions if the pregnancy is threatening their lives. That...
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