Whack-a-Mole:
I think there might be a gray area here. Consider this part of the anti-abortion bill being floated in South Dakota currently.
So, any doctor who performs an abortion is at risk of committing a felony. I think doctors facing that will be mighty careful before giving a woman an abortion. I do not think it is beyond the realm of possibility that doctors waiting till they are certain that an abortion is indicated for the allowable reasons might well wait too long. What do they do in a situation where they know the pregnancy is complicating matters and may potentially jeopardize the woman’s life? Where is the line drawn? Lots of fun for any doctor who does perform an abortion to be charged with a felony and made to prove their innocence in court (and yes…that is bass ackwards).
not to mention that the doc who stands by waiting and guesses wrong has a whopping malpractice exposure (expect remedial legislation shortly immunizing docs who guess wrong…)