The New York Adult Survivors Act (ASA) expires on Nov. 23, 2023—yet the tens of thousands of patients of Dr. Robert Hadden have not been notified of his history of sexually assaulting women in his gynecology practice. Unless Columbia University urgently notifies these patients, survivors may miss the window to file civil suits.
Author: Arghavan Salles
Arghavan Salles is a clinical associate professor of medicine at Stanford University and a senior research scholar at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research. She’s on Twitter: @arghavan_salles.
Why the Fall of Roe Means You Might Not Be Able To Get Pregnant
Almost 2 percent of babies born in the United States are the result of fertility treatments, together referred to as assisted reproductive technologies (ART). The recent overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court threatens the ability to access the treatments people need to build their families, such as ART.
Access to Birth Control Is in Danger if Roe is Overturned
In a post-Roe world, legislators—most of whom have no medical expertise and cannot get pregnant themselves—in one state could assert that life begins at fertilization, while a neighboring state could say life begins at birth.
Next, all hormonal contraception and IUDs might be outlawed just because some people believe they interfere with implantation and therefore “endanger” the new “life.” Defining personhood as starting at fertilization also has significant implications for in vitro fertilization, a process that creates fertilized eggs.
Physicians Have Abortions Too: Maintaining Access to Abortion Supports Women’s Careers
Abortion is personal for physicians and healthcare workers, not just professional—we need to help protect abortion access.