By Khaleda Rahman is Newsweek's National Correspondent based in London, UK. Her focus is reporting on education and national news. Khaleda joined Newsweek in 2019 and had previously worked at the MailOnline in London, New York and Sydney.

The overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022 has not only affected abortion access but has also led to significant gaps in obstetric and gynecological care across the United States. In restrictive states like Texas, medical education and training on abortion care are limited, forcing students and residents to self-educate and relocate to other states. These laws are also causing many OB-GYNs to leave affected states, worsening the existing shortages of maternity care providers, especially in rural areas. The resulting healthcare desertion impacts routine and pregnancy-related care and discourages new physicians from training in these regions, further threatening reproductive health services nationwide.