Navigating the Post-Dobbs Landscape

About this episode

The episode discusses the intersection of medicine and law in the aftermath of the Dobbs decision, focusing on the challenges faced by clinicians and the role of the AIM Lab in addressing public health crises.

In this episode, host Megan Hall sits down with the co-directors of Brown University’s new AIM Lab, emergency physician Dara Kass and legal expert Liz Tobin-Tyler , to discuss the chaotic intersection of medicine and law three years after the Dobbs decision. As state abortion bans create a "chilling effect" that leaves clinicians paralyzed by legal fear, the AIM Lab is stepping in to provide a practical roadmap for emergency care and maternal health. Kass and Tobin-Tyler share how they are moving past the political noise to solve the public health crises on the ground, offering a harm reduction approach that protects both doctors and patients while training a new generation of advocates to value the lives of pregnant people in every state.

People in this episode

Host: Megan Hall

Guests: Dara Kass, Liz Tobin-Tyler

Topics covered

• abortion
• public health
• law
• emergency care
• maternal health
• advocacy

Keywords

• Dobbs decision
• abortion bans
• emergency medicine
• maternal health
• harm reduction
• public health advocacy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Brown University, AIM Lab

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