Connecticut's "safe harbor" law: Hear from Planned Parenthood, advanced-practice clinicians
A shortage of reproductive health professionals has resulted in wait times for some services in our state, including in-clinic abortions.
Connecticut's "safe harbor" law expands the scope of care for advanced-practice clinicians to include procedural abortions, and is expected to lessen what is now up to a two-week wait. These clinicians are advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), clinical-nurse midwives (CNMs) and physician's assistants (PAs).
CNM and CEO and President of Planned Parenthood of Southern New England Amanda Skinner told the Connecticut Mirror she expects a "continued surge…
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