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Sara Rodriguez: “We actually had an ob GYN shortage even prior to when Roe…”

Featuring: Sara Rodriguez, Democratic | Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin

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From ER Nurse to Governor: Sara Rodriguez on Making History

Published | Video Starts at 15:32

So there are so many things that we need to make sure that we're fixing in Wisconsin, and it's not just about graduating more nurses or more doctors, which we do need to do. And We actually had an ob GYN shortage even prior to when Roe fell. Sure did. And then it got worse after Roe fell, and we had that 1849 abortion law here in the state. People I talked to residents, OBGYN residents who were planning on staying in Wisconsin. (15:32–15:39)

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Asserts that Wisconsin had an OB-GYN shortage before the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

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