(he/him) Family medicine physician. Texan. Advocate. Abortion and trans care provider in the south. Tweets my own.
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My name is Dr. Bhavik Kumar, I’m a family med physician and a trans and abortion care provider. Today I will testify before Congress on the impacts of abortion bans because my patients deserve better and because we need to name what these bans are rooted in — white supremacy.
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As providers like Dr. Bhavik Kumar weigh whether to leave our state in the wake of Dobbs, they’re contending with an ever-shifting legal landscape across the country. texasmonthly.com/news-politi…
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BREAKING: #SCOTUS just ruled in the case on mifepristone. This means patients around the country can continue getting access to the affirming abortion care they need!
As physicians, we're so relieved that this safe and essential medication will remain accessible.
Anti-abortion doctor appointed to Texas maternal death review committee texastribune.org/2024/05/22/… via @TexasTribune
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#FreeThePill Day fact: Progestin-only birth control pills are extremely safe + effective, and now you can get one w/o an Rx or ID! 🥳 Here’s everything you need to know about @opill_otc, the first OTC birth control pill ➡️bit.ly/OpillFAQ
Medical records for out-of-state abortions will now be protected by HIPAA 19thnews.org/2024/04/hipaa-m… via @19thnews
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✨NEW ARTICLE ALERT✨
This commentary, co-authored by PRH’s RJ Fellow Mackenzie Darling, discusses the state of birth control in 2024 and highlights 6 ongoing, crucial factors impacting people’s ability to access contraceptive care!
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Physicians shouldn't have to consult to list, a committee, or anything else in order to determine if we can care for you or not.
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Potential life is not the same as real life. Embryos are not people. Cardiac motion is not a "beating heart". The value placed on potential life can vary. But facts are facts.
“We often don’t know the outcome,” he explained. “A patient might come into my clinic with any number of conditions… They have to go home and wait for the condition to become an emergency. Then they go to the ER.”
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Proud to be part of this amicus brief filed with #SCOTUS today.
We've filed an amicus brief urging SCOTUS to not limit access to mifepristone, an essential medication in full-spectrum reproductive health care.
As providers, we know mife is safe, effective, & life-saving. Read our full press statement & amicus brief: prh.org/press-releases/prh-f…
“Even for doctors, determining how close a patient is to death before we can act is difficult at best,” he said. “It has legal and even criminal implications for doctors who are just trying to act in our patients’ best interests.”
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Continuing to celebrate Roe on what would’ve been the 51st anni. Not for what it was but for what it represented. Any ban on abortion hurts pregnant people and those they love.
Clinical implications of the Kate Cox Texas abortion case
contemporaryobgyn.net/view/c… via @contemporaryob/gyn
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Pregnancy criminalization is not new - it can and has happened in states where abortion is legal. It’s not a result of novel abortion bans, but rather, health care providers acting as accomplices to the carceral state. We must refuse to collude. We are healers, not cops.
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Brittany should be able to focus on taking care of herself after her pregnancy loss, instead, she was arrested and charged with a felony. Join If/When/How in demanding #JusticeforBrittany: tinyurl.com/DemandJusticefor…
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SCOTUS will hear this case — that means mifepristone, one of two pills often used for medication abortion, remains available for now.
This is good news, but the facts remain: Access to mifepristone shouldn’t be at risk at all.
The Supreme Court agreed to rule on access to a commonly used abortion pill, the justices announced on Wednesday. It is the first major case involving abortion on its docket since it overturned the constitutional right to an abortion more than a year ago. nyti.ms/3GHk455
ALT A card reads: "Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to Abortion Pill Access. The move sets up a high-stakes fight over the drug mifepristone that could sharply curtail access to medication that is used in more than half of all abortions in the U.S."
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ACOG strongly opposes burdensome restrictions on mifepristone. Our members and their patients need access to evidence-based standard-of-care treatments. The Supreme Court must ensure that mifepristone will remain available. Read our statement: bit.ly/4akF3bC
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The Texas Supreme Court has just ruled against a woman who had sought an abortion to terminate her nonviable pregnancy.
Kate Cox had petitioned a judge to get an exemption from the state's abortion ban after doctors warned that carrying to term could endanger her fertility.