Medical exceptions to abortion bans often exclude mental health conditions
By NADA HASSANEIN, Stateline
EXCERPT:
“They need to be offered [mental health care] in a way that a birthing person doesn’t have to scramble to find those services,” said Isha Weerasinghe, a senior mental health policy analyst at the Center for Law and Social Policy, a national nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., focused on addressing poverty barriers.
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Source URL: https://stateline.org/2023/10/23/medical-exceptions-to-abortion-bans-often-exclude-mental-health-conditions/?emci=a0d18a96-af79-ee11-b004-00224832eb73&emdi=e39c40eb-bc79-ee11-b004-00224832eb73&ceid=2846927
