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David N. Hackney

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David N. Hackney, MD is a practicing maternal-fetal medicine specialist and Professor of Reproductive Biology at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. As the ACOG Section Chair for Ohio during the Dobbs decision, he was an early witness to the structural chaos unleashed on patients and physicians by the abortion bans. His commentary has been featured across multiple years in The New York Times, HealthAffairs, MedPage Today, Doximity and STAT Health.

He is the author of the narrative non-fiction book, Impossible Choices (MIT Press, August 2026). For book inspirations, check out the "Impossible Choices" Goodreads blog on this author page.

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Impossible Choices: A Physician's Guidance on High-Risk Pregnancy in a World Without Roe

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David N. Hackney's Blog: Inspirations for "Impossible Choices"

Inspirations for Impossible Choices part 5: The Plague

For the short blog of influences for “Impossible Choices”, I should include at least one work of classical fiction and the biggest influence among novels is, by a mile, The Plague

Like many people, I read The Plague around the COVID pandemic, when it surged in popularity given a real-life plague and folks at home with little to do other than read. It’s fictional, though set in the very real city o Read more of this blog post »

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Published on September 05, 2026 07:59 • Tags: albert-camus, bioethics, classic-fiction, existentialism, healthcare-policy, literary-metaphor, medical-humanities, professional-accountability

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