Women entering prenatal care report unmet need for social services

This need is especially high among women who considered but did not obtain an abortion

Majority of TV abortion plotlines reinforce myths about the procedure

Plotlines often falsely portray surgical abortion as major surgery, few depict medication abortion

Impact of policies targeting alcohol use during pregnancy varies by race

More research is needed to understand why some policies have opposite effects for White women and Black women

Medicaid abortion restrictions are an insurmountable barrier

About 1 in 4 pregnant women eligible for Medicaid who would have had an abortion give birth instead

Study finds no evidence that having an abortion leads to negative health outcomes

Women who are denied abortions are at a slightly greater risk of experiencing poor health

Using Telemedicine for Mandatory Pre-Abortion Information Sessions Reduces Barriers to Abortion Care

Women reported that telemedicine reduced their financial burden, distance traveled and time spent seeking abortion care

Policies targeting alcohol use in pregnancy harm instead of help

These policies result in thousands of low birthweight and preterm births and cost millions of dollars annually

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Roberts SCM The Presence and Consequences of Abortion Aversion in Scientific Research Related to Alcohol Use during Pregnancy. August 2019. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(16), 2888.
Berglas NF, Kimport K, Williams V, Mark K, Roberts SCM The Health and Social Service Needs of Pregnant Women Who Consider but Do Not Have Abortions. August 2019. Women's Health Issues, [ePub ahead of print].
Myers C, Jones RK, Upadhyay UD Predicted changes in abortion access and incidence in a post-Roe world. August 2019. Contraception, [ePub ahead of print].
Herold S, Sisson G Hangers, Potions, and Pills: Abortion Procedures on American Television, 2008 to 2018. July 2019. 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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