Research shows that women are interested in alternative ways of accessing medication abortion

Women support additional options for abortion care that increase privacy and convenience

Admitting privileges laws do not appear to benefit abortion patients

Laws requiring admitting privileges don’t change how abortion patients who need hospital care receive it

When women have control over the timing of having children, the children benefit

Receiving an abortion enables women to take care of their existing children. Being able to delay having a child results in closer relationships between the mother and child and greater economic security

Claims of success in so-called “abortion reversal” therapy lack evidence

Legislation requiring providers to inform patients of the therapy are based on ideology, not medicine

Women are virtually absent from newspaper coverage of abortion

Basic facts on abortion also rarely appear

Considering abortion is common among women seeking prenatal care

Abortion restrictions that attempt to change women’s minds do not appear to do so

Women with higher levels of reproductive autonomy appear to experience lower levels of abortion stigma

Interventions aimed at increasing women’s reproductive autonomy could have positive effects for reducing abortion stigma

New methods to include LGBTQ people in pregnancy risk research

Researchers need to consider unique anatomical and behavioral factors in tool development

Mandatory ultrasound viewing laws limit decisional autonomy

Laws coerce viewing, with greater impact on women of color

Research roadmap seeks to expand access to medication abortion in safe, effective and user-friendly ways

With safety in mind, collaborative group aims to remove unnecessary restrictions

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Foster DG, Raifman S, Gipson JD, Rocca CH, Biggs MA Effects of Carrying an Unwanted Pregnancy to Term on Women's Existing Children. October 2018. The Journal of Pediatrics, [Epub ahead of print].
Biggs MA, Kimport K, Mays AR, Kaller S, Berglas NF Young Women’s Perspectives about the Contraceptive Counseling Received During their Emergency Contraception Visit. October 2018. Women's Health Issues, [Epub ahead of print].
Grossman D, White K Abortion “Reversal” — Legislating without Evidence. October 2018. New England Journal of Medicine, 379:1491-1493.
Woodruff K Coverage of Abortion in Select U.S. Newspapers. October 2018. Women's Health Issues, [Epub ahead of print].
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Banner photos: Clinician and patient photo ©  iStock/monkeybusinessimages; Mentor award group image © Michael Rubottom Photography; Ultrasound image © zilli/iStockphoto.com; Preventing pregnancy image © Image Point Fr/Shutterstock.com.

Research category photos: Abortion section photo © Can Stock Photo Inc. / Mark Adams, Rocketclips. Contraception photo © Cindy Chew for ANSIRH. Culture image part of an infographic designed for ANSIRH by Jessica Harrington, with art direction by Kate Giambrone and Julianna Johnson. International photo courtesy Stew and Vee Carrington via Creative Commons license. Policy photo courtesy of Heather Ault (modified and cropped). Turnaway photo © Jana Carrey for ANSIRH.

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