Special Communication

State-Level Abortion Bans and the OBGYN Workforce

JAMA Health Forum 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2026.1184

May 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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More than 3 years after , the OBGYN workforce is under tremendous strain. OBGYN practitioners are essential providers of abortion care, maternal health, contraception, and complex gynecological conditions, and it is critical to understand how the post- abortion policy environment continues to impact the OBGYN workforce and, by extension, patients.

Corresponding Author: Julia Strasser, DrPH, Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, George Washington University, 2175 K St NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20037 (jstrasser@gwu.edu).

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