How Texas’s abortion ban is impacting OB/GYNs: report [Video]

AUSTIN, Texas — A new report shows about one in five Texas OB-GYNs have thought about leaving because of the state’s abortion ban.

Manatt Health, a legal and consulting service for the health care system, released the report on Tuesday morning. 

It surveyed OB-GYNs based in Texas and found that 29% of physicians don’t feel they have a clear understanding of the state’s abortion laws and only 28% believe they have adequate support in navigating patients’ questions and concerns.

In Texas, abortion is banned unless the patient’s life or a major bodily function is at risk. But doctors have raised concerns about the law, saying it isn’t clear enough on what actually qualifies as a threat to the life …