The number of applicants to these post-graduate training programs dropped slightly across the board from the spring of 2023 to the spring of 2024, with larger decreases seen in states with abortion bans.
States with abortion bans saw a 6.7% drop in OB-GYN applicants year over year, while states without abortion restrictions saw a 0.4% increase in OB-GYN applicants.
More study is needed to understand why medical students aren't applying to certain residency programs. But it certainly looks like this change in reproductive health laws and regulations is having an effect on where new physicians are choosing to train.
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