85. How Limiting Access to Abortion Impacts Marginalized People with Dr. Erica Montes

Motherhood Meets Medicine

Lynzy Coughlin

Medicine, Kids & Family, Health & Fitness

5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Since the overturn of Roe V. Wade, there have been many concerns about women’s reproductive rights and if they can provide safe abortions to those in need. This is a very serious conversation that needs to be have as it can be harmful to women and people of all kinds, especially marginalized people, who need an abortion or any other pregnancy help. Dr. Erica Montes is a board-certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist and the creator of The Modern Mujer Women's Health Blog. Her vision to create this blog started soon after delivering her third son and realizing that there are not many places on the internet for people to find expert information about their health, let alone in English and Spanish! The foundation for her blog combines her medical knowledge, life experiences, and approachable personality to create a safe space to learn about your body. She is proud to be one of the few Latina physicians in the United States and hopes her work and visibility can decrease some of the health care disparities seen in her community. She practices in Arizona and loves performing minimally invasive gynecological surgery and providing patient advocacy. In today’s episode, we talk about limiting access to abortion affects marginalized people including Black and Hispanic as well as those who live in poverty. Resources: Abortion Funds Abortion on Demand Episode 74, Why Abortion is Basic Healthcare with Dr. Marta Perez Check out Erica's website Follow Erica on Instagram @the.modern.mujer Discount code from my sponsors: Get 35% off Cozy Earth sitewide when you use the code lynzy at www.cozyearth.com. Connect with Lynzy: Join the Motherhood Meets Medicine community at patreon.com/motherhoodmeetsmedicine Instagram: @motherhoodmeetsmedicine Sign up for the weekly newsletter here lynzyandco.com Disclaimer: This podcast does not provide medical advice. The information on this podcast is for informational purposes only. No material on this site is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello everyone, today's episode is with Dr. Erica Montez. Dr. Montez is a board-certified
0:15.2	obstetrician and gynecologist and the creator of the Modern New Hair Women's Health
0:20.4	Block. New Hair means women in Spanish and there's a little rolling of the R at the
0:26.4	end that I'm trying to get better at. Her vision to create this blog started soon after
0:31.1	delivering her third son and realizing that there are not many places on the internet
0:34.9	for people to find expert information about their health, let alone in English and Spanish.
0:40.4	The foundation for her blog combines medical knowledge, life experiences, and approachable
0:46.0	personality to create a safe space to learn about your body. She is proud to be one of the
0:50.7	few Latina physicians in the United States and hopes her work and visibility can decrease
0:56.2	some of the healthcare disparities seen within her community. She practices in Arizona and
1:01.0	loves performing minimally invasive gynecological surgery and providing patient advocacy. In today's
1:06.7	episode, we dive a little deeper into what it's been like as a physician in the post-row era.
1:11.7	Dr. Montez will talk about her conversations that she's had with her patients recently,
1:16.4	that she cares for in Arizona. We will also discuss how limiting access to abortion affects marginalized
1:21.4	people including black and Hispanic women and those who live in poverty. Let's dive in.
1:27.0	Just a little disclaimer before we start this episode, this podcast does not provide medical advice.
1:32.7	The information on this podcast is for informational purposes only. No material on this site is
1:37.9	intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
1:43.5	Good afternoon. We have Dr. Erica Montez. Welcome to the podcast.
1:47.9	Hi, thank you so much for having me today. So I wanted to start off by talking about
1:54.3	what the current abortion law is in Arizona currently. That's where you're practicing.
1:59.2	And then I'd love to know if caring for your patients has recently changed in the last few weeks
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