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Dr. Jenna Beckham

Dr. Jenna Beckham

Jenna Beckham, MD, MSPH, FACOG, is a practicing OB/GYN physician in Wake County.

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NC OBGYN: Abortion ban will harm patients and the practice of medicine

By: - May 16, 2023

North Carolina’s anti-abortion bill (Senate Bill 20) will have many direct and detrimental impacts on the people of our state. The bill includes numerous unnecessary restrictions on the provision of healthcare and requires medically unnecessary visits and documentation — all of which will provide no benefit to patients and only serve to erect further barriers […]