US state abortion bans increase costs and delay abortion care: Second-trimester abortions increased from 8% to 17%. Travel costs went up from $179 to $372. 81% of people who contacted a clinic or call center traveled out of state for an abortion. Just 3% carried their unwanted pregnancy to term. 🚫💔🧳
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UCSF
How State Bans Increase Costs and Delay Abortion Care
People in states that have banned abortion were more than twice as likely to receive them later in pregnancy, according to a new study.
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The loss of US federal abortion protections has significantly disrupted access even in states with robust service provision. New results highlight the critical role of telehealth medication abortion services in reducing geographic barriers to care and underscore the need to expand access nationwide. 🏥💊🌍
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Jamanetwork
Distance to Care and Telehealth Abortion Demand After Dobbs
This cross-sectional study of public health data in 18 US states examines the change in telehealth medication abortion requests after the 2022 Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court decision.
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Abortion clinics in Southern Michigan are performing substantially more abortions since the Dobbs Supreme Court ruling. Abortion is legal in Michigan but not in Indiana and Ohio, Michigan's Southern neighbors. 🏥⚖️🗺️
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American Journal of Public Health
Examining Post-Dobbs Changes in Abortion Use at 3 Southern Michigan Clinics, July 2021‒June 2023 | AJPH | Vol. Issue
Objectives. To examine changes in abortion service delivery for the years before (July 2021‒June 2022) and after Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health (July 2022‒June 2023) at 3 Planned Parenthood clinics in southern Michigan, when several states enacted laws further…
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