Incident Report

The complex ethical, medical, and psychological issues relating to women's health & abortion are nuanced and often non-intuitive. An OB/Gyn doc joins me to help us better understand. Dr. Alexandre (Alex) West is an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Connecticut. Here's a link with support services for people with peripartum mood and anxiety disorders, pregnancy loss, and pregnancy termination for medical reasons. Here's another link for emotional support following pregnancy termination. And here's information on birth control, miscarriage management and abortion. Video: https://zdoggmd.com/abortion-facts/ Topics & Timecodes 00:00 Intro 03:13 Scope of obstetrics, abortion as a part of the entire reproductive journey, legislator qualifications (or lack thereof) 07:46 Factors leading to unwanted pregnancy, nuances of birth control including eligibility, access & effectiveness 11:41 Ethical considerations including autonomy (personal control), maleficence (helping) & non-malefic