Die Entscheidung von Dobbs und die Abtreibungsbeschränkungen änderten sich, wenn sich Medizinstudenten für Assistenzprogramme bewerben. Nach dem Dobbs-Urteil gingen die Bewerbungen für medizinische Ausbildungsprogramme in US-Bundesstaaten, die neue Abtreibungsbeschränkungen erlassen hatten, stark zurück.
https://www.washington.edu/news/2026/03/04/qa-how-the-dobbs-decision-and-abortion-restrictions-changed-where-medical-students-apply-to-residency-programs/
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How the Dobbs decision and abortion restrictions changed where medical students apply to residency programs
In the three-and-a-half years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the fragmented state of abortion access has put medical professionals in a precarious position. Many states have tightened abortion restrictions, with some enacting criminal penalties up to life in prison for physicians who perform abortions. Medical schools have curtailed abortion-related curricula.
New research led in part by the University of Washington found that the new restrictions are not only affecting the current medical workforce — they may be shaping the next generation of physicians. The study, published March 2 in JAMA Network Open, found that applications to medical residency programs in states that enacted new abortion restrictions dropped sharply following the Dobbs ruling.
The decrease occurred among both male and female applicants. Applications to specialities related to reproductive health — obstetrics and gynecology, family medicine, internal medicine and emergency medicine — saw the largest decreases.
For those interested, here’s the link to the peer reviewed journal article:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2845670
Good.
Chump don’t want de help; chump don’t get de help. –Barbara Billlingsly
I wonder how much this is due to other factors though. The timing also falls in line with times of high inflation and financial insecurity, and the reelection of a presidential administration hostile to medical science, not just freedom to practice medicine. In this environment, I’d rather set myself up in areas that are more economically stable and with better local governance. I imagine it didn’t just the Dobbs decision, though its entangled with other things.
So these places‘ healthcare quality will continue to decline in the long run. Incredible what Americans have done to themselves just to spite the other team.
I TOLD YOU SO!!!
Sorry, I’ve been predicting from the very beginning this would happen. We’d end up with increase desire for residencies (especially in OBGYN specialty) in states without draconian abortion restrictions. They’d be a brain drain from the draconian abortion restriction states, as unless they specifically wanted to live and practice in one of those states, the folks who couldn’t get matched in residencies where they wanted would be stuck resorting to the restricted states.
Well you tell future drs they can’t provide needed healthcare and will have to violate their Hippocratic oath, what do you think they’ll do? Oh and also tell them that people with zero medical training will be deciding what they can do.