March Ethics Grand Rounds [Online]

Tuesday, March 17, 1:00pm - 2:00pm (EDT)

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Join us on March 17th, 2026, for a conversation about the shifting landscape for abortion in the United States post-Dobbs, featuring Connecticut Children's Professor and Neonatologist Alaina Pyle, MD and Division of Ethics faculty Margaret Menzel, MS, CGC, HEC-C.

The shifting legal landscape for abortion in the United States post-Dobbs impacts care beyond reproductive health, with cascading effects throughout pregnancy and afterwards. State-level legislation alters how families and clinicians navigate decision-making, particularly after a complex fetal diagnosis is made. Dr. Pyle will describe this nexus of obstetrics, neonatology, and perinatal palliative care, reviewing the potential impacts of limited abortion access on families anticipating the birth of an infant with a life-limiting condition. The legally and morally fraught periviable timeframe (22-25 weeks gestation) where abortion, fetal surgery, and/or resuscitation of live-born infants can potentially occur, highlights the dilemmas clinicians and families increasingly navigate. Importantly, restrictions on reproductive choice will likely exacerbate existing health disparities and contribute to moral distress.

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The shifting legal landscape for abortion in the United States post-Dobbs impacts care beyond reproductive health, with cascading effects throughout pregnancy and afterwards. State-level legislation alters how families and clinicians navigate decision-making, particularly after a complex fetal diagnosis is made. Dr. Pyle will describe this nexus of obstetrics, neonatology, and perinatal palliative care, reviewing the potential impacts of limited abortion access on families anticipating the birth of an infant with a life-limiting condition. The legally and morally fraught periviable timeframe (22-25 weeks gestation) where abortion, fetal surgery, and/or resuscitation of live-born infants can potentially occur, highlights the dilemmas clinicians and families increasingly navigate. Importantly, restrictions on reproductive choice will likely exacerbate existing health disparities and contribute to moral distress.

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