Some doctors don’t even want to think about taking jobs in Texas, Wyoming, or other states with strict abortion bans, raising questions about how hospitals will recruit and retain medical staff in a post-Roe country.
Specialists in obstetrics and gynecology—frequent targets of medical malpractice lawsuits—especially are wary of taking jobs in states where the laws could limit their practice, according to recruiters for Merritt Hawkins, AMN Healthcare’s physician recruiting division.
“They are fearful,” said Tom Florence, executive vice president of recruiting for Merritt Hawkins.
And they’re not alone.
Radiologists and physicians with other specialties also have balked at working ...
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