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Trauma of abortion restrictions and forced pregnancy: urgent implications for acute care surgeons
Grace Keegan, Myles Francis, Kristen Chalmers, Mark Hoofnagle, Mary Noory, Rachael Essig, Lea Hoefer, Neha Bhardwaj, Elinore Kaufman, Marie L Crandall, Mohammad Zaidi, Valerie Koch, Hillary McLaren, Marion Henry, Chelsea Dorsey, Tanya Zakrison, Julie Chor
DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001067 Published 30 January 2023
Grace Keegan
1Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Myles Francis
2Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Kristen Chalmers
1Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Mark Hoofnagle
3Surgery, Washington University in St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA
Mary Noory
4Surgery, University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Rachael Essig
5Surgery, Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Lea Hoefer
4Surgery, University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Neha Bhardwaj
6Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Elinore Kaufman
7Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Marie L Crandall
8Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Mohammad Zaidi
9Surgery, Duke Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Valerie Koch
1Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Hillary McLaren
6Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Marion Henry
10Pediatric Surgery, University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Chelsea Dorsey
4Surgery, University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Tanya Zakrison
4Surgery, University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Julie Chor
6Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago Biological Sciences Division, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Trauma of abortion restrictions and forced pregnancy: urgent implications for acute care surgeons
Grace Keegan, Myles Francis, Kristen Chalmers, Mark Hoofnagle, Mary Noory, Rachael Essig, Lea Hoefer, Neha Bhardwaj, Elinore Kaufman, Marie L Crandall, Mohammad Zaidi, Valerie Koch, Hillary McLaren, Marion Henry, Chelsea Dorsey, Tanya Zakrison, Julie Chor
Trauma Surg Acute Care Open Jan 2023, 8 (1) e001067; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001067

Trauma of abortion restrictions and forced pregnancy: urgent implications for acute care surgeons
Grace Keegan, Myles Francis, Kristen Chalmers, Mark Hoofnagle, Mary Noory, Rachael Essig, Lea Hoefer, Neha Bhardwaj, Elinore Kaufman, Marie L Crandall, Mohammad Zaidi, Valerie Koch, Hillary McLaren, Marion Henry, Chelsea Dorsey, Tanya Zakrison, Julie Chor
Trauma Surg Acute Care Open Jan 2023, 8 (1) e001067; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001067
Trauma of abortion restrictions and forced pregnancy: urgent implications for acute care surgeons
Grace Keegan, Myles Francis, Kristen Chalmers, Mark Hoofnagle, Mary Noory, Rachael Essig, Lea Hoefer, Neha Bhardwaj, Elinore Kaufman, Marie L Crandall, Mohammad Zaidi, Valerie Koch, Hillary McLaren, Marion Henry, Chelsea Dorsey, Tanya Zakrison, Julie Chor
Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open Jan 2023, 8 (1) e001067; DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2022-001067
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- Abstract
- Introduction
- Background
- Medically managed abortions are safe and are taking place across state lines
- Complications that may be encountered with SMAs
- Complications of forced pregnancy
- Extragestational implications of the Dobbs ruling
- How acute care surgeons and other non-OB/GYN providers can support
- Call to action
- Ethics statements
- Footnotes
- References
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