Abortion Ban States See Deep Drop in OB-GYN Residency Applicants

States that have enacted abortion bans saw a 10.5 percent drop in applicants for obstetrics and gynecology residencies in 2023 from the previous year, according to new data from the Association of American Medical Colleges, The Washington Post reported.

“Everybody is saying they knew this would happen, but this is concerning,” said Atul Grover, who leads the association’s Research and Action Institute to examine the most pressing issues affecting American health care. He has a message to policy makers: “You may be discouraging some of the best candidates from coming to your state to train.”