Your voice, her choice: Election 2024, with Angela Chaudhari, MD & Oren Jacobson

Physicianary

In this episode, host Hansa Bhargava, MD, discusses women’s reproductive rights in connection to the 2024 presidential election with guests Angela Chaudhari, MD, and Oren Jacobson.

Content warning: This episode discusses sensitive topics related to reproductive rights.

• Intro 0:24
• Angela Chaudhari, MD 1:03
• Tell us about yourself and your work. 1:33
• How do you feel about the Dobbs decision? What are the consequences? And how does ACOG feel about this decision? 2:21
• As an OBGYN, do your colleagues find it hard to practice in states with strict abortion laws or abortion bans? 4:58
• In terms of healthcare inequities, do you believe the restrictions and bans will make the inequities worse? 7:36
• With high rates of burnout in OBGYN, are restrictions and bans making burnout worse? 9:05
• What are you hearing from your trainees and residents about these restrictions and bans? 12:02
• What do your kids think about the Dobbs decision? 15:19
• Have you seen cases in your training or practice where young girls were raped or became pregnant by mistake? 17:42
• What do you see in the future in terms of access to women’s reproductive care? 20:00
• Changes in women’s reproductive rights are happening rapidly, making it hard and confusing for physicians to counsel their patients appropriately. What are your thoughts on that? 21:36
• What would you say to doctors, clinicians and patients? 23:58
• How can people contact you? 25:37
• Oren Jacobson 26:32
• Tell us about yourself and why you helped put Men4Choice together. 26:45
• Why do men support women’s reproductive rights? 31:44
• As a dad, how do you believe dad’s feel about women’s reproductive rights? 33:42
• What about male relatives and friends? 37:37
• What happens when a patient shows up to an emergency room in the middle of a miscarriage? 40:48
• If physicians and other healthcare workers want to advocate for women’s reproductive rights, what is your advice? And how can they get in touch with you? 45:33
• Visit men4choice.org to get involved. 46:19
• Thanks 53:01

Angela Chaudhari, MD, is an associate professor and vice chair of faculty affairs in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern Medicine. She serves as vice chief of staff at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, as well as the chief of gynecology and gynecologic surgery managing gynecologic quality, safety and operations. She is also the system director of the P2P Network, a peer support program at Northwestern, helping support physicians, nurses, advanced practice providers, trainees and pharmacists through adverse events and distressful patient situations.

Oren Jacobson is a civic entrepreneur, organizer and thought leader focused on helping communities and organizations build the strength and capacity necessary to improve people's lives. He is the co-founder and executive director of Men4Choice, a multi-state advocacy organization working to activate, educate and mobilize male allies in the fight for reproductive freedom. He is also a political chair of Personal PAC, the leading pro-choice political organization in the state of Illinois.

We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Bhargava at [e-mail]. Follow Dr. Bhargava on X @hansabhargavaMD and on Instagram @doctorhansaMD. Follow Dr. Chaudhari on X @angchaudhariMD and on LinkedIn. You can email Jacobson at [e-mail] and follow Men4Choice on X @Men_4_Choice and on Instagram @men4choice.

Disclosures: Bhargava reports no relevant financial disclosures. Chaudhari is a consultant for Johnson and Johnson and Richard Wolf Medical. Jacobson is the co-founder and executive director of Men4Choice.