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53. Why Do Doctors Have to Play Defense?

Freakonomics, M.D.

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What Is Abortion Care?

At least 13 states have banned most abortions, either totally or after a certain number of weeks. Abortion care is some of the safest care that's provided throughout all medicine. In rare instances people who actually would like to continue a pregnancy find later on that they are facing either a situation where a fetus developing has no chance of survival and very little chance of survival.

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