in a new piece for msnbc.com, doctor kavita patel as a dire warning about the future of ob/gyn medicalte, almost half of the nations ob/gyn programs are in states that have or will ban abortion, which will create crucial gaps in medical education. this intern will make access to equitable, high quality, reproductive health care impossible, or severely lacking for patients. and doctor patel joins me now. doctor, it's great to see you again. thanks for joining us. tell us more about your concerns. it's not something i have heard before, but once i read your piece, i was, of course, thinking like, yes, there is definitely going to be a ripple effect, not only the practice of the care, but in the training in the medical education, future doctors will receive. >> yeah, ayman, and it goes beyond ob/gyn. that's part of the point i want to make. so i'm an internal physician certified entering. i tweet in emergency rooms. i trained in ob/gyn residency rotations alongside other ob/gyn's surgeons, and other doctors, to understand how to recognize many complications, everything from pregnancies to

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doctor kavita patel. thank you so much. i really appreciate it. after the break, new lgbtq restrictions are in effect in florida schools, and some of them go even further than you have probably heard. the new rules in wayne county involving jim classes and overnight trips, and how local lawmakers are responding. i will ask one state senator coming up next. local lawmakers are responding lawmakers are responding i will ask it's easier to do more innovative things. [whistling] coming up next pelosi's targeting lgbtq+ people are on the rise in americas schools who have become a battleground. check out the recent developments in florida. the school board recently endorsed the so-called inclusive school guide on how to foster better learning environments for lgbtq plus youth. but one policy laid out in that guide is sparking a backlash. while emphasizing that students are allowed to use locker rooms and restrooms that correspond to their gender identity, the guide states upon notification or determination of a student who is open about their gender ide

kavita patel. thanks to all of you. us about the white house and what they're hoping to achieve. what can the president really do by executive order given the sport's decision? >> it's certain the president is limited in the actions he can take by executive order. he can push congress to codify or guarantee the right to an abortion. but obviously the votes aren't there. today does mark key, but limited steps in terms of his actions, formalize instructions to his department of justice and health and human services department. a pushback on states to restrict travel from women in states where abortion is banned or soon to be banned to other states so they can still have that opportunity. he's also going to work with his administration to try to better expand access to reproductive care, to abortions, contraception, and the like, and going beyond that. on these topics, this announcement will direct the ftc to help protect sensitive medical information for patients who are looking to travel across state lines and for those

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kavita patel, a former obama white house health policy director.tel, i think one of the first things you said to me that i found really haunting is that doctors and nurses and healthcare providers don't know what to do anymore. did -- the white house seems to have heard that and to be trying to help. what did you hear? what was important in what the president did today? >> yeah, i thought it was important, nicole, that they had both the secretary of health and human services and the vice president who i think has been trying to identify this for what it is. it's a healthcare crisis. having them both there, having these executive orders, you know, something that barbara probably knows a lot about, the emergency medical treatment and labor act, which is something that all of us physicians and care providers have gotten used to where if somebody presents to a clinic, an emergency room, and they're in an emergency, doesn't matter who, what, what kind of insurance, no insurance, we are obligated to take care of them. it's our ethical duty. what has turn