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With abortion bans passing in states all over the country since the overturn of Roe v. Wade, women experiencing miscarriages have been turned away from hospitals because doctors deemed that they weren\u2019t in enough clear danger to receive abortion care. Meanwhile, many women experiencing fibromyalgia continue to have their social security disability claims denied because they are not able to provide concrete evidence that their condition severely disrupts their quality of life. According to Professor Dara Purvis, what links these two examples is that many doctors do not believe women who say they are in pain. She explained the role that courts can play on this issue and laid out what needs to happen so women\u2019s pain does not continue to be ignored.\xa0

For more on this topic:

Check out Purvis\u2019s OpEd:\xa0All the Ways Alito\u2019s Opinion Might Criminalize Pregnancy\xa0

Read her law review journal article: Clinical Evidence as Gendered: Fibromyalgia Social Security Disability Claims