Some Nebraska physicians worry that abortion restrictions could impact training, care (Aug 25, 2022)
The prospect of additional restrictions on abortion in Nebraska has some physicians concerned that such measures could impact the care they provide patients as well as the state’s ability to recruit and retain specialists.
White coats in the state capital: OB-GYNs become political force in abortion wars (Aug. 22, 2022)
As lawmakers debate how much to restrict access to abortion, doctors are becoming increasingly vocal.
A challenge for antiabortion states: Doctors reluctant to work there (Aug 6, 2022)
Expressing fear for their patients and livelihoods, physicians who treat women experiencing difficult pregnancies or in need of reproductive services like in vitro fertilization are stepping into the political arena to oppose a ban on abortion.
Nebraska physicians fear in vitro fertilization, other care, in jeopardy if abortion banned (July 2, 2022)
Recruiters say OB/GYNs are turning down offers, a warning for conservative-dominated states already experiencing shortages
Education Needs To Come From Us Rather Than Politicians’: Physicians Form Political Action Committee After Roe Overturn (Aug 2, 2022)
Explaining exactly what comes with anti-abortion legislation like Nebraska’s past attempts, which passed successfully in several other states, is integral to Campaign for a Healthy Nebraska. And it may be a point many are ready to hear.
Midlands Voices: An abortion ban in Nebraska ultimately hurts women (Jul 10, 2022)
We are asking you to trust us again. Any abortion ban in this state will ultimately hurt all women. Do not let this happen.
Abortion bans could impact access to IVF after Roe v. Wade overturned, experts say (Jul 7, 2022)
Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade — the 1973 ruling that established abortion as a constitutional right — patients suffering from infertility and their doctors have grown concerned that fertility treatments, particularly IVF, could be affected by new state abortion bans.
After Roe: The uncertain future of fertility treatment (Jul 7, 2022)
This leaves many fertility providers, patients, and lawyers with questions. Could an embryo be considered a person? Could clinics face criminal penalties for embryo destruction if they don’t implant correctly, or have unused embryos that need to be discarded?
Local reproductive health physicians concerned about possible abortion ban impact on patients (Jun 29, 2022)
A local group of local female physicians wants state lawmakers to keep abortion legal in Nebraska.
Future of IVF, other fertility treatments uncertain after Roe overturned (Jun 28, 2022)
In the days following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, which puts the legality of abortions in the hands of the states, many have questions about the future.
Physicians face confusion and fear in post-Roe world (Jun 28, 2022)
Some worry gray areas in new abortion bans force a choice between breaking their oath and breaking the law
Local fertility clinic on edge following Supreme Court decision (Jun 27, 2022)
"The potential implications on the bill as it was written, at least previously proposed, is that by labeling life at fertilization and any relevant subsequent actions that would occur on that life punishable by a felony here in the state," Dr. Weedin said.
Overturning Roe v. Wade raises stakes for patients who need IVF, experts say (Jun 27, 2022)
“The bill, LB933, failed by two votes in April, but the state's governor has said he plans to call a special legislative session in the wake of Roe being overturned. The potential for the bill to be reintroduced concerns Dr. Stephanie Gustin, a fertility doctor in Omaha and assistant professor at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine.”
Future of IVF, other fertility treatments uncertain after Roe overturned (Jun 27, 2022)
“Dr. Gustin said her organization is also working closely with state senators and their legal team. Treatments that terminate a pregnancy due to health complications, like ectopic pregnancies, may become illegal if no exceptions for abortions are allowed.”
Overturning Roe v. Wade raises stakes for patients who need IVF, experts say
(Jun 27, 2022)
"The reach of this is much further than an abortion and that could have so many negative impacts on individuals who want to become parents," [Dr. Stephanie Gustin] added.”
Abortion is still legal in Nebraska as state does not have trigger law (Jun 25, 2022)
Doctors urge patients to continue seeking care
What Roe vs. Wade’s overturning means for Nebraska (Jun 24, 2022)
“I think we won’t not be worried until we see the language that is re-proposed and we see the votes come through,” IVF physician Stephanie Gustin said. “I think that people need to realize that reproductive care is health care.”
Nebraska law still allows abortion up to 20 weeks, but eyes will be on Legislature
(Jun 24, 2022)
“Dr. Maureen Boyle, an obstetrician/gynecologist with Methodist Health System, said doctors are concerned such provisions could tie their hands when it comes to providing the safest and best care for women as laid out in guidelines from their professional boards.”
Private reproduction decisions like IVF and contraception could be at risk now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, experts say
(Jun 24, 2022)
"We shouldn't be using a philosophical definition as a legal definition," Dr. Stephanie Gustin, a reproductive, endocrinology, and infertility specialist based in Omaha, Nebraska, told Insider of bills defining personhood at the time of fertilization.
Some birth control options could be banned if they are seen as abortion methods rather than pregnancy prevention, experts say
(Jun 24, 2022)
"She continued: "If someone read the bill as they wanted to and interpreted it in their own light, one could say this is abortion because it is making it so an egg cannot be fertilized, but we know that's not the case."
States may make it harder for LGBTQ people to start families if the Supreme Court overturns Roe
(Jun 16, 2022)
LGBTQ people often rely on in-vitro fertilization for family building. But states might not allow fertilized eggs to be created and then discarded.
Many low-income people are already shut out of IVF. Could abortion bans make it even more expensive?
(Jun 8, 2022)
States have tried to pass abortion restrictions that define life starting at fertilization, something fertility doctors worry will impact the future — and the cost — of IVF in the United States.
Nebraska fertility specialists concerned abortions laws could hamper families
(May 31, 2022)
"These are people who have had to work very hard, often for multiple years, spending tens of thousands of dollars, to build the family they've always dreamed of," Constance said. "To have even the possibility of having that taken away from them is very scary."
Concern that overturning Roe v. Wade could threaten IVF treatment access (May 12, 2022)
The potential Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade could have repercussions for fertility treatments such as IVF. Dr. Stephanie Gustin, the medical director for the Heartland Center for Reproductive Medicine in Nebraska, joins CBS News' Lilia Luciano to discuss.
A Roe v. Wade reversal could put fertility clinics at the center of the abortion fight (May 11, 2022)
News that the Supreme Court is on the cusp of overturning Roe v. Wade is sounding alarms for an unexpected part of the population: people looking to get pregnant and the doctors who are helping them.
Overturn of Roe could make IVF more complicated, costly
(May 11, 2022)
State laws expected to unleash ‘a whole cascade of questions and problems.
The Ramifications of Roe v. Wade’s Fall Won’t Stop at Abortion Bans
(May 9, 2022)
In certain states, politicians could leap on the opportunity to push for the criminalization of certain methods of birth control and to impair access to IVF.
Reproductive health doctors concerned about abortion bill's impact on families seeking IVF
(May 5, 2022)
Nebraska could outlaw abortion altogether if lawmakers bring back a bill from state Sen. Joni Albrecht. They voted it down during the regular session, but there's already talk of a special session later this year. Some reproductive doctors worry the bill would create barriers for women struggling with infertility.