ISHLT Statement on Access to Abortion and Reproductive Care
Published 14 July 2022
The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) is an international society committed to improving the care of patients with advanced heart or lung disease worldwide. We are devoted to improving the lives of all patients with advanced
heart and lung disease through transplantation, mechanical support and innovative therapies via research, education and advocacy.
Recognizing that abortion is a controversial issue approached in many ways around the world, the June 24,
2022, United States Supreme Court decision overturning Roe vs. Wade provides an important opportunity to remind those making health policy decisions of the added complexities end-stage heart and lung diseases bring to the reproductive decisions facing
women of child-bearing potential, particularly those who have received a heart and/or lung transplant.