Which States Will Restrict Abortions? Predictions from Votes in the House of Representatives

Bibliographic Data

ID12782873
AuthorsStephan F Gohmann (0000-0002-6496-5296, Health Economics and Outcomes Research (United Kingdom), corresponding author), Robert L Ohsfeldt (0000-0002-6117-056X, Department of Health Services)
Year1994
Volume13
Issue1-2
Pages19-38
Publication date1994-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueReview of Policy Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1541-132X • E-ISSN: 1541-1338
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1541-1338.1994.tb00577.x
OpenAlexW2026823555
LanguageEN
References cited7

In response to the Supreme Court's rulings in Webster v. Reproductive Services and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey, which increased the ability of states to restrict abortions, many state legislatures have reexamined their abortion policies. Several recent studies use a variety of methods to predict whether states will restrict abortion access. These studies have utilized congressional votes on abortion legislation, past state laws restricting abortions, or current attitudes by state legislators and governors. Each method has its merits and limitations. This paper uses recent votes in the states' House of Representatives pertaining to abortion issues to predict the likelihood of significant abortion restrictions. These results are compared with rankings from other recent studies

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