Featured Abortion Publications
Key Takeaways: This study highlights the racial disparities among reproductive-age people assigned female at birth affected by restrictive abortion policies following the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court decision. In states with abortion bans or severe restrictions, those who are Black and American Indian or Alaska Native are disproportionately represented compared to states with fewer restrictions. The findings underscore that abortion restrictions are concentrated in states with higher populations of racial minorities who already face elevated risks of pregnancy-related morbidity. Addressing disparities in reproductive health access may reduce adverse outcomes among these marginalized groups.
Lab Author:
Dr. Tiffany Green
Key Takeaways: From interviews with 25 Mississippi abortion clients in late 2020 and early 2021, authors examined interest in alternative service delivery models: telemedicine, medications by mail, and follow-up care in their community versus returning to the facility. Authors found that Mississippi abortion clients were interested in models that would make abortion care more convenient while ensuring their privacy and allowing for meaningful client-provider interaction.
Lab Authors:
Klaira Lerma
Eva Strelitz-Block
Key Takeaways: In a survey of physicians at Wisconsin’s largest medical school, researchers found significant hesitation among abortion-supportive physicians about publicly advocating for abortion. Concerns centered around facing potential harassment or harm (27%) and alienating patients (22%) or coworkers (17%). Physicians with these concerns were less inclined to refer patients to or participate in abortion care. The study suggests that despite broad support for abortion within the institution, social stigma and personal safety fears limit public advocacy, potentially affecting access to care and influencing physicians’ decision to provide abortion in restricted states.
Lab Author:
Dr. Laura Swan
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Abortion Publications
Race and ethnicity of reproductive-age females affected by US state abortion bans
- Goutos D, Cesare N, Vu C, Lim K, Green TL, Rodriguez K, Raifman J. | 2024 | JAMA
Abortion return rates and wait times before and after Texas’ Executive Order banning abortion during COVID-19
- Whitfield B, Sierra G, Lerma K, Goyal V, Thaxton L, Kumar B, Gilbert A, White K. | 2024 | American Journal of Public Health
Abortion clients’ perceptions of alternative medication abortion service delivery options in Mississippi
- Lerma K, Arey W, Strelitz-Block E, Nathan S, White K. | 2024 | Women’s Health Issues
Self-diagnosing the end of pregnancy after medication abortion
- Arey W, Lerma K, White K. | 2024 | Culture, Health & Sexuality
Reasons for participation in abortion research in restrictive settings
- Lerma K, Arey W, Chatillon A, White K. | 2024 | Contraception
Travel for abortion care: Implications for clinical practice
- Lerma K, Coplon L, Goyal V. | 2023 | Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Interest in advance provision of abortion pills: A national survey of potential users in the USA
- Lerma K, Blumenthal PD. | 2023 | BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health
- Cutler AS, Swan LET, Lands M, Schmuhl NB, Higgins JA. | 2023 | Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
Abortion-client religious identity and self-judgment in a setting with antiabortion protestors in Mississippi
- Nagle A, Lerma K, White K. | 2023 | Contraception
Abortion access and medically complex pregnancies before and after Texas Senate Bill 8
- Arey W, Lerma K, Carpenter E, Moayedi G, Harper L, Beasley A, Ogburn T, White K. | 2023 | Obstetrics & Gynecology
Association of Texas’ 2021 ban on abortion in early pregnancy with the number of facility-based abortions in Texas and surrounding states
- White K, Sierra G, Lerma K, Beasley A, Hofler LG, Tocce K, Goyal V, Ogburn T, Potter JE, Dickman SL. | 2022 | JAMA
A preview of the dangerous future of abortion bans – Texas Senate Bill 8
- Arey W, Lerma K, Beasley A, Harper L, Moayedi G, White K. | 2022 | New England Journal of Medicine
Update on medication abortion follow-up options: many sizes to fit all
- Flynn AN, Lerma K.| 2022 | Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Cervical Preparation Using Ulipristal Acetate With Adjunct Misoprostol Second-Trimester Surgical Abortions
- Peterson SF, Lerma K, Shaw KA, Blumenthal PD. | 2022 | Obstetrics & Gynecology
Comparison of two home pregnancy tests for self-confirmation of medication abortion status: A randomized trial
- Fok WK, Lerma K, Shaw KA, Blumenthal PD. | 2021 | Contraception
A comparison of paracervical block volumes before osmotic dilator placement: A randomized controlled trial
- Shaw KA, Lerma K, Hughes T, Hastings C, Fok WK, Blumenthal PD. | 2021 | Obstetrics & Gynecology
Current and potential methods for second trimester abortion
- Lerma K, Blumenthal PD. | 2020 | Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Evaluation of shorter mifepristone to misoprostol intervals for second trimester medical abortion: a retrospective cohort study
- Henkel A, Lerma K, Blumenthal PD, Shaw KA. | 2020 | Contraception
Multi-level pregnancy test use for medical abortion follow-up after 63 days’ gestation: Evidence from prenatal hCG data
- Shochet T, Lerma K, Blum J, Winikoff B, Blumenthal PD. | 2020 | Contraception Journal
Self-administered lidocaine gel for local anesthesia prior to osmotic dilator placement: A randomized trial
- Schivone GB, Lerma K, Montgomery C, Wright P, Conti JA, Blumenthal PD, Shaw KA. | 2019 | Contraception
Update on second trimester medical abortion
- Lerma K, Shaw KA. | 2017 | Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Preoperative effects of mifepristone for dilation and evacuation after 19 weeks of gestation: A randomised controlled trial
- Shaw KA, Lerma K, Shaw JG, Scrivner KJ, Hugin M, Hopkins FW, Blumenthal PD. | 2017 | BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Conti JA, Lerma K, Shaw KA, Blumenthal PD. | 2016 | Obstetrics and Gynecology
Update on second-trimester surgical abortion
- Shaw KA, Lerma K. | 2016 | Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology