Navigating social and institutional obstacles: low-income women seeking abortion

B Ostrach, M Cheyney - Qualitative health research, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
Nearly half of all women in the United States will have at least one abortion during their
lifetime, and many will encounter economic, logistical, and/or social obstacles while …

Women's pathways to abortion care in South Carolina: a qualitative study of obstacles and supports

J Margo, L McCloskey, G Gupte, M Zurek… - … on sexual and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
CONTEXT Women seeking timely and affordable abortion care may face myriad challenges,
including high out‐of‐pocket costs, transportation demands, scheduling difficulties and …

A qualitative exploration of low-income women's experiences accessing abortion in Massachusetts

A Dennis, R Manski, K Blanchard - Women's Health Issues, 2015 - Elsevier
Background At a time when most states are working to restrict abortion, Massachusetts
stands out as one of the few states with multiple state-level policies in place that support …

Implementing a prospective study of women seeking abortion in the United States: understanding and overcoming barriers to recruitment

LM Dobkin, H Gould, RE Barar, M Ferrari, EI Weiss… - Women's Health …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The Turnaway Study is designed to prospectively study the outcomes
of women who sought—but did not all obtain—abortions. This design permits more accurate …

A qualitative investigation of low-income abortion clients' attitudes toward public funding for abortion

A Nickerson, R Manski, A Dennis - Women & health, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
We explored how low-income abortion clients in states where public funding was and was
not available perceived the role of public funding for abortion. From October 2010 through …

Patient perspectives on barriers in obtaining timely abortion care in Los Angeles, California

C Jung, A Fiastro, A Cornell, R Steward, R Rible… - Contraception, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Objectives Although California is a state with supportive abortion policies, recent
evidence suggests people may still encounter barriers to obtaining timely abortion care. To …

Abortion patients' perceptions of abortion regulation

K Cockrill, TA Weitz - Women's Health Issues, 2010 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Most states regulate abortion differently than other health care services.
Examples of these regulations include mandating waiting periods and the provision of state …

US abortion in context: Selected characteristics and motivations of women seeking abortions

NF Russo, JD Horn, R Schwartz - Journal of Social Issues, 1992 - Wiley Online Library
The implications and effects of restrictive abortion laws depend on the characteristics and
motivations of women obtaining abortions. Using secondary analysis of abortion patient …

[PDF][PDF] Socioeconomic outcomes of women who receive and women who are denied wanted abortions in the United States

DG Foster, MA Biggs, L Ralph… - … journal of public …, 2022 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. To determine the socioeconomic consequences of receipt versus denial of
abortion. Methods. Women who presented for abortion just before or after the gestational …

“I wouldn't even know where to start”: unwanted pregnancy and abortion decision-making in Central Appalachia

J O'Donnell, A Goldberg, E Lieberman… - Reproductive health …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
How rurality relates to women's abortion decision-making in the United States remains
largely unexplored in existing literature. The present study relies on qualitative methods to …