Incarceration Status Among Individuals Obtaining Abortion in the United States, 2020

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ID11025918
AutoresMarielle Kirstein (0000-0002-7833-898X, At the time of the study, Marielle Kirstein and Liza Fuentes were with the Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY. Carolyn Sufrin is with the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.), Liza Fuentes (0000-0003-2990-6933, At the time of the study, Marielle Kirstein and Liza Fuentes were with the Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY. Carolyn Sufrin is with the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.), Carolyn Sufrin (0000-0003-2739-9296, At the time of the study, Marielle Kirstein and Liza Fuentes were with the Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY. Carolyn Sufrin is with the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.)
Año2023
Volumen113
Número12
Páginas1352-1355
Fecha de publicación2023-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditorialAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2023.307411
PMID37939327
OpenAlexW4388508492
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas5

Objectives. To examine the abortion frequency among incarcerated people before Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization was decided. Methods. We used data from the 2020 Abortion Provider Census to examine the number and distribution of facilities that provided abortions to incarcerated patients. Results. Sixty-seven clinics across 25 states and the District of Columbia provided more than 300 abortions to incarcerated patients in 2020. Eleven of these clinics are in states that now have total or near-total abortion bans. Public Health Implications. People in jails and prisons face many structural barriers when seeking an abortion, especially with increased state abortion restrictions and an inability to travel out of state. If they cannot obtain desired care, people may be forced to continue pregnancies in harsh conditions. To address abortion access inequities, policy and research must consider incarcerated individuals. (Am J Public Health. 2023;113(12):1352–1355. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307411 )

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