More Than 1,000 Ohio Docs Form Abortion Rights Group

More Than 1,000 Ohio Docs Form Abortion Rights Group
— “Physicians can mobilize,” organizer says Marcela Azevedo, MD, sat in frustration late last month as she first watched the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade, and then Ohio enact its 6-week “heartbeat” abortion ban. Azevedo, a pulmonologist and critical care physician in Cleveland, told MedPage Today how she was gravely concerned about the life-threatening ramifications the decisions would have, and what it would mean for women to lose autonomy over their own bodies.… Read the rest

Minnesota Physician Threatens Retaliation Against Medical Board

Minnesota Physician Threatens Retaliation Against Medical Board
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Jensen has threatened to retaliate against the Minnesota board that oversees doctors, which is investigating him for the fifth time, vowing that “this juggernaut will be dealt with” if he’s elected. Jensen is a COVID-19 vaccine skeptic who has called for civil disobedience over masks and promoted alternative treatments such as ivermectin. He has also said Minnesota’s Democratic secretary of state, Steve Simon, should be jailed over his running of the state’s election system.… Read the rest