Nursing

Health care

Biology

Abortion

Medical emergency

Emergency contraception

Environmental health

Emergency department

Genetics

Family planning

Political science

Population

Family medicine

Reproductive health

Supreme court

Medicine

Equity (law)

Pregnancy

Research methodology

Academic Emergency Medicine

In June 2022, the United States Supreme Court decision Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization overturned Roe v. Wade, removing almost 50 years of precedent and enabling the imposition of a wide range of state-level restrictions on abortion access. Historical data from the United States and internationally demonstrate that the removal of safe abortion options will increase complications and the health risks to pregnant patients. Because the emergency department is a critical access point for reproductive health care, emergency clinicians must be prepared for the policy, clinical, educational, and legal implications of this change. The goal of this paper, therefore, is to describe the impact of the reversal of Roe v. Wade on health equity and reproductive justice, the provision of emergency care education and training, and the specific legal and reproductive consequences for emergency clinicians. Finally, we conclude with specific recommended policy and advocacy responses for emergency medicine clinicians.

Post‐Roe emergency medicine: Policy, clinical, training, and individual implications for emergency clinicians