INDIANAPOLIS — Hundreds of healthcare workers and medical students rallied for abortion access on the IUPUI campus Wednesday evening.Bernard is an OB/GYN, who teaches at IU's School of Medicine. She also helped organize the rally.
"We already have incredibly high maternal mortality here in Indiana, we already have difficulty taking care of patients, and this is just going to make it that much harder," she said. Abortion is still legal in Indiana up to the 22nd week. If abortion is banned or restricted, it could change the way that healthcare workers treat their patients.
"We have increased requests for contraception, but we've also had increased referrals. I've received referrals from Ohio and Kentucky and states surrounding us," Bernard said."For students applying to OB/GYN residency, this is going to be a huge factor when we're thinking about where we're going to go.
Many activists on both sides say this is not their first rally since the Supreme Court's decision on Friday. Many are hoping to ride this momentum to the ballot box in November. That's when Hoosiers can vote for state lawmakers who will have the power to regulate abortion access.
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