Stop. The. Bans.
American Physicians Speak Out
Stop. The. Bans. American Physicians Speak Out is the ACLU of Georgia’s original video series that discusses what would happen to women’s healthcare were an abortion ban to go into effect. The videos include 19 physicians from diverse disciplines: obstetrics and gynecology, cardiology, emergency medicine, family medicine, psychiatry, psychology, internal medicine, maternal fetal medicine, and oncology.
Why we created the video series
Since the Georgia legislature passed the abortion ban, we have received questions about what it means for women’s healthcare. We went to the experts – American physicians who provide healthcare for women – and asked them.
We asked physicians in a number of different disciplines out of the awareness that the effect of this law went far beyond limiting or eliminating access to abortion care, as detrimental as that would be by itself. This law has even greater implications for women to access to healthcare, period.
Let Her Decide Videos
We conducted focus groups that resulted in two video compilations titled Let Her Decide #1 and Let Her Decide #2. Each have a different focus.
Let Her Decide #1 is focused on women who remember the situation for women pre-Roe. Let Her Decide #2 is focused on women who matured after Roe v Wade became law.
We encourage you to view these with your friends, colleagues, family members, and networks and then discuss your reactions. We have provided a few questions for consideration followed by suggestions for taking action: Let us know how it went! Email us at volunteer@acluga.org.
Let Her Decide #1
In this video, the doctors discuss the following topics.
- Dr. Jennifer - 1 out of 4 women will have an abortion
- Dr. Christine - Reproductive healthcare, and contraceptive failure
- Dr. Morris - Black Women, maternal mortality, and abortion care
- Dr. Melissa - Pregnancies don’t always go as planned
- Dr. Mindy - Abortion bans impact women living with cancer
- Dr. Emily - Postpartum depression and family concerns
- Dr. Jennifer - Abortion bans undermine trust
- Dr. Eleanor - Maternal mortality, African American women. And abortion bans
- Dr. Eric - Legal abortion care is safe
- Dr. Elissa - Respecting Her Decision
Let Her Decide #2
In this video, the doctors discuss the following topics.
Dr. Jennifer - 1 out of 4 women will have an abortion
Dr. Christine - Reproductive healthcare, and contraceptive failure
Dr. Williams - Women of color must have agency over their own bodies
Dr. Melanie - Mental health and access to abortion care
Dr. Anurag - Heart disease can complicate pregnancy
Dr. Morris - Black women, maternal mortality, and abortion care
Dr. Deborah - It’s all related
Dr. Williams - Maternal mortality epidemic for black women
Dr. Jody - Abortion bans jeopardize medical education
Dr. Morris - Communities of color and access to doctors
Dr. Eleanor - Women make healthcare decisions in the context of their lives
Dr. Nika - Your decision is right
Discussion Guide
Below are a few questions to consider for discussion after viewing one of the videos.
How do you feel after watching the videos?
What are some things that stood out with the videos?
What videos did you find particularly impactful? Why?
What are your thoughts on how abortion bans would affect women of different backgrounds, different resources? Why?
After watching the videos, how do you think abortion bans would affect healthcare nationwide?