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EPISODE · Aug 7, 2026 · 23 MIN

The Impact of Banning Abortion on a Rural Kentucky Doctor

from Body & State · host Sarah Varney

In the four years since Kentucky’s abortion ban went into effect, doctors in the state say the law is having a devastating impact on their patients. But it’s also having a deep professional and personal impact on Kentucky’s physicians. We speak to Dr. Alecia Fields, an OB-GYN who serves a rural community in Southern Kentucky. WATCH ON PBS NEWSHOUR: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-doctors-say-abortion-bans-are-worsening-medical-care-during-miscarriages

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In the four years since Kentucky’s abortion ban went into effect, doctors in the state say the law is having a devastating impact on their patients. But it’s also having a deep professional and personal impact on Kentucky’s physicians. We speak to Dr. Alecia Fields, an OB-GYN who serves a rural community in Southern Kentucky.

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