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David Hackney

@davidnhackney.bsky.social
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Maternal Fetal Medicine physician in Ohio, non-fiction writer My book “Impossible Choices” is available for pre-order: mitpress.mit.edu/9780262054706/impo…

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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Op ed for Common Dreams on the Overton nomination: a dangerous nominee with dangerous views. @freeandjustus.bsky.social @commondreams.org #Reprosky www.commondreams.org/opinion/heid...
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26 Years Since its Approval, Dr. Heidi Overton’s Nomination Leaves Mifepristone in Limbo | Common Dreams
If confirmed as FDA chief, Overton will join the growing list of notably unqualified candidates this administration has nominated at the expense of the American people.
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I will always be proud of the work done by our medical professional organizations through these times of crisis. #Reprosky #Medsky stateline.org/2026/09/25/h...
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High-risk pregnancy doctors publish new standards for care under state abortion bans • Stateline
As physicians continue to navigate care for patients with complex pregnancies in states with abortion bans, a group of maternal-fetal medicine specialists has developed new guidelines to help provider...
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“Impossible Choices” received its first formal review from the notoriously independent, often brutally honest, Kirkus, fantastically receiving a verdict of “Get It” #ReproSky #Medsky
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Honored to have a central chapter of “Impossible Choices” excerpted in @autonomynews.co For folks new to Autonomy News, it’s paywall-free, ad-free, worker-owned coverage of reproductive freedoms, i.e. exactly what we all need right now. @mitpress.bsky.social #ReproSky
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Lively conversation with friend and colleague @drkristin4wi.bsky.social about our field of obstetrics after Dobbs. Thanks for having me on your show! #Medsky #ReproSky podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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High-Risk Pregnancy After Roe: Dr. David Hackney on the Impossible Choices Doctors Face
Podcast Episode · The Dr. Kristin Lyerly Show · September 4 · 49m
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
For the short Goodreads blog on influences for “Impossible Choices”, my book about obstetrics after Dobbs, my 5th & final entry is Camus’ The Plague & how this classic novel relates to physicians under abortion bans today. Blog link in first comment #nonfiction #BookSky #ReproSky
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
For the Goodreads blog on influences for “Impossible Choices”, my book about obstetrics after Dobbs, the third book is: Next: Sarah Bakewell’s “At the Existentialist Café” Blog link in first comment #nonfiction #BookSky
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I’ve started a Goodreads blog on influences for “Impossible Choices”, my book about obstetrics after Dobbs. Not being a writer originally, I didn’t initially know how to begin, so turned to these books. Next up: Dr. Karkowsky’s “High Risk” Blog link in first comment #nonfiction #BookSky
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I’ve started a Goodreads blog on influences for “Impossible Choices”, my book about obstetrics after Dobbs. Not being a writer originally, I didn’t initially know how to begin, so turned to these books. 1st: Dr. Danielle Ofri’s “What Doctors Feel” Blog link in first comment #nonfiction #booksky
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Global Abortion Rights News @globalabortionnews.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Dr. David Hackney practices maternal-fetal medicine in Cleveland. His new book is "Impossible Choices: A Physician's Guidance on High-Risk Pregnancy in a World Without Roe." He talks about the tragic impact of abortion bans on patients with high-risk pregnancies.
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'Impossible Choices': A Cleveland doctor offers guidance on high-risk pregnancies after Dobbs
Dr. David Hackney says he wants the public to know about the impact abortion bans have had on maternal-fetal medicine specialists and what they mean for patients.
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
This week, two books published on the exact same day... With the exact same title... Through the exact same distributor. Mine explores the harrowing landscape of high-risk obstetrics post-Dobbs The other is a wacky activity book for kids I hope they do not get mixed up #BookSky
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
New essay for @medpagetoday.com, outlining the common frustration of numerous MFMs and Obs. @gfriedman.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social #Medsky www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
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Opinion | The Doctors Who 'Don't See Pregnant Patients'
Neither pregnancy nor abortion are siloed
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
For launch day, was thrilled to have this excerpt in the MIT Press Reader. I particularly loved the graphic of the judicial hammer fashioned from a home test. #MedSky thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/i-know-the-c...
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I Know the Cost of Indecision in Abortion Care. Dobbs Made It Worse.
Maternal-fetal medicine doctors should not be forced to choose between saving patients’ lives and protecting themselves from criminal jeopardy.
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Journalist Amy Eddings has been on the front lines of Ohio’s reproductive rights story from the beginning. Thus I was honored by her deep reading of “Impossible Choices” and our interview on Ideastream, Ohio Public Radio. #ReproSky #MedSky www.ideastream.org/health/2026-...
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'Impossible Choices': A Cleveland doctor offers guidance on high-risk pregnancies after Dobbs
Dr. David Hackney says he wants the public to know about the impact abortion bans have had on maternal-fetal medicine specialists and what they mean for patients.
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I also wish it didn't need to exist, though if needed then glad to have written it. #Medsky #ReproSky #nonfiction
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Ohio friends, excited for my upcoming book event at the beautiful Loganberry Books and honored to be joined by both Planned Parenthood and Cleveland’s independent PRETERM clinic. #ReproSky www.eventbrite.com/e/dr-david-h...
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Dr. David Hackney: IMPOSSIBLE CHOICES with Planned Parenthood + Preterm
Dr David Hackney launches his new book IMPOSSIBLE CHOICES: A Physician's Guide to High-Risk Pregnancy in a World Without Roe
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Threats definitely still remain
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Boston-area colleagues and friends: Harvard Book Store is having an event for “Impossible Choices” on August 18th, with Dr Cloe Zera, MFM Division Chief at Beth Israel, and I in conversation about high-risk obstetrics following Dobbs. #Medsky #ReproSky www.harvard.com/event/david-...
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Dr. David N. Hackney at Harvard Book Store
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Kudos to the teams in Indiana who developed a responsible video about human reproduction that is consistent with many states’ “Baby Olivia” laws without being, well, “Baby Olivia” #Medsky #ReproSky hcet.org/hgd-videos/?...
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HGD Videos - Health Care Education & Training
Health Care Education and Training (HCET) developed the Human Growth and Development During Pregnancy and Early Fetal Development Through Ultrasounds videos
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Familiarity with these new(-ish) laws is also a physician responsibility; necessary for us to appropriately advocate for our patients #Medsky www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/w...
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3 Years After a Landmark Law, Some Pregnant Workers Still Don’t Get Basic Accommodations
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Excellent editorial - the same arguments administrators use for replacing healthcare workers with AI are easily also applied to themselves. #Medsky
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
This is the work of our medical professional organizations Everyone in healthcare needs to be supporting our medical professional organizations right now #Medsky www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/h...
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Judge Strikes Down Kennedy’s Vaccine Policies
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Obstetricians and other healthcare workers: This should never happen. It should never happen again at this hospital, it should never happen at any hospital Full stop #Medsky #Reprosky www.propublica.org/article/flor...
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They Didn’t Want to Have C-Sections. A Judge Would Decide How They Gave Birth.
Two Florida women had to attend virtual court hearings while in labor to argue for their right to choose their own medical care. As their state pushes to expand some types of medical freedom, it has a...
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
#Medsky
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Tylenol Prescriptions for pregnant patients fell quickly after the White House press conference…but then have recovered, likely because of the tenacious refutation from experts and professional organizations. We can make a difference #Medsky www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/au...
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Tylenol Orders Down, Leucovorin Scripts Up After Trump's Unproven Claims
White House messaging appeared to quickly influence medical practice
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Only a few days on Goodreads, release is months away, cover art, blurbs and reviews pending But there appear to be 4 people I don’t know, someone in the world, who already want to read the book, so that’s a start.
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Under this administration, there are both reproductive restrictions and decreasing access to prenatal care. www.salon.com/2026/03/01/e...
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Early pregnancy care declines despite Trump’s pro-birth agenda - Salon.com
As the Trump admin urges folks to have more kids, new data shows early pregnancy care moving in the wrong direction
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Given everything going on right now, everyone needs to be a member of their medical professional organization Everyone #MedSky www.doximity.com/articles/d45...
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Ask Your Colleagues If They Are Part of Their Professional Organizations
Years ago, I was sitting in the conference room of a medical professional organization as we awaited the demonstration of a new website. On a large...
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 02/03/2026
"Public health policy is fundamentally different than the dynamic driving personal health decisions involving a patient and a provider." Read the full #OpEd from pediatrician and public health analyst Irwin Redlener, MD, at: www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second…
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Opinion | Casey Means' Cringey Senate Hearing Should Sink Her Surgeon General Bid
The nominee revealed her fundamental confusion between individual healthcare and public health
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Unending appreciation to Ohio’s legal teams Although there is still a long way to go, it is also worth noting that, in the time since our constitutional amendment passed, Ohio is actually now *less* restrictive then before Dobbs www.cleveland.com/open/2026/02...
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Very true www.cleveland.com/opinion/2026...
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Available now for pre-order. Release date August 18th. Cover art pending. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/828106...
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Impossible Choices by David N. Hackney: 9780262054706 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
How the overturning of Roe has imperiled high-risk pregnancies—and how to ensure safe patient healthcare in the future. From a leading doctor on the front lines after the Dobbs decision. Doctors...
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
There has been much fear mongering and misinformation about SSRIs in pregnancy, including from our federal government This has consequences In this study, stopping medications in the first trimester was directly tied to a spike in ER visits for mental health emergencies #MedSky
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Dr. Kristin Lyerly @drkristin4wi.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
My patients are choosing between health insurance and groceries. That’s not a personal failure — that’s policy. Trump’s policy. The GOP’s policy. Every consequence belongs to them. Link in comments.
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
The most powerful part of this new study is that *any* abortion restrictions (waiting periods, biased counseling) are associated with increased rates of maternal death. Because abortion is lifesaving, are barriers to lifesaving therapy leads to death. #MedSky www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcover...
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
No association between maternal COVID vaccination and childhood neurologic outcomes in large study presented at SMFM, further cementing safety in pregnancy. #MedHub www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcover...
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No Link Between COVID Shot in Pregnancy and Kids' Autism Symptoms
Study adds to mounting data supporting the safety and efficacy of COVID vaccination in pregnancy
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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 11/02/2026
In an #OpEd, @davidnhackney.bsky.social, asked whether two things can be true at once: Even if Oz’s comments missed the mark, could #ob/gyn telerobotics still merit serious consideration? www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
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Opinion | These Aren't the Ob/Gyn Droids We're Looking For
Oz's recent comments missed the mark, but obstetric telerobotics is worth considering
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
My new piece for @medpagetoday.com, in which “Ob” Wan battles ultrasound droids through sand-swept maternity deserts #MedSky @gfriedman.bsky.social www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
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Opinion | These Aren't the Ob/Gyn Droids We're Looking For
Oz's recent comments missed the mark, but obstetric telerobotics is worth considering
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Open letter from our major medical professional organizations on the crisis in Minnesota #MedSky www.groupof6.org/dam/AAFP/doc...
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
“As some medical groups cave to the Trump administration, the American College of OB-GYNs is taking a stand” From COVID to Dobbs to now I will always be proud of my professional organization during these time. #MedSky www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Meet the OB-GYNs fighting back against Trump’s ‘guerrilla war on science’
As some medical groups cave to the Trump administration, the American College of OB-GYNs is taking a stand
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
This number should be zero. There should be zero cases of measles right now in South Caroline Any number that is not zero is not acceptable #MedSky www.statnews.com/2026/01/16/m...
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Measles cases jump again in South Carolina, rising to more than 550
Reported measles cases in South Carolina surged by almost 30% in the last few days, state health officials said Friday.
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Endless appreciation to all of the legal teams working on behalf of our state ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/12/o...
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Ohio appeals court sends lawsuit related to abortion ban back to trial court • Ohio Capital Journal
An Ohio appeals court rejected efforts to completely undo a state law connected to the six-week abortion ban, but left untouched the ruling that struck down the ban itself.
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
How much does pregnancy age a person? Our biologic age differs from our chronologic age. In a fascinating new study of epigenetic changes: 1 pregnancy = 5+ years of biologic aging So states with abortion bans are forcibly aging people five years #MedSky journals.lww.com/greenjournal...
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Excellent reporting on the ongoing issues facing our state
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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 08/12/2025
Capitalizing on medical distrust, some influencers are selling guides to "freebirths" (medically unassisted births) and "wild pregnancies" (pregnancies without prenatal care). @davidnhackney.bsky.social @rachrobertson.bsky.social www.medpagetoday.com/obgyn/pregna...
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'Freebirth' Movement Is Dangerous to Moms but Reflects Real Concerns, Ob/Gyns Say
Recent investigation sparks conversation about freebirth, autonomy, and distrust in medicine
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Feels like a reasonable time to re-post this.
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David Hackney @davidnhackney.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
My thoughts on this week’s dangerous & incompetent ACIP meeting. Right now, we can all work to keep medicine aligned instead with expertise Appreciation to @medpagetoday.com & @gfriedman.bsky.social #MedSky www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...
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Opinion | ACIP Is Now Obsolete. Here's Where Medicine Can Look Instead.
We can await the panel's recommendations, or we can move in a better direction now
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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 17/11/2025
"Changing this training requirement is dangerous for patient care and will seriously reduce access to quality healthcare for pregnant people, worsening the existing maternal health crisis in the U.S." Read the full #OpEd at: www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/second…
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Opinion | From Opt-Out to Opt-In: A Dangerous Shift for Abortion Training
This proposed change would worsen the maternal health crisis
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Rachel Coyle Ohio @rachelcoyle.wtf · 15/11/2025
🧵 THREAD of TEMPLATES to help you testify against some of the most harmful bills moving through #Ohio's Statehouse this week: 🔸️SB 293 — Punish absentee voters for slow mail: bit.ly/OhioSB293 🔸️HB 172 — We call it the "Child Abuser Protection Act": bit.ly/OhioHB172
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