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prima:Beyond abortion: laws granting rights to the unborn impact medical practice in Puerto Rico

The climate of uncertainty may encourage defensive medicine, lead to the limitation of services, and even result in a greater exodus of healthcare professionals, according to the physicians consulted

January 26, 2026 - 12:13 PM

Since the beginning of the quadrennium, the Legislature has approved -without public hearings- several measures recognizing fetal rights. (Pablo Gutman)

Recognizing the unborn as a person with legal rights creates a hostile environment that encourages the practice of defensive medicine, in which physicians—out of caution against prosecution or exposure to lawsuits—might refuse to treat women with high-risk pregnancies or even women of reproductive age.

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