Observational studyObstetrics and gynecology2019
Massachusetts' Parental Consent Law and Procedural Timing Among Adolescents Undergoing Abortion.
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- A Scoping Review of Barriers to Accessing Abortions among Adolescents in the United States.Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology · 2026Article
- The impact of third-party authorization requirements on abortion-related outcomes: a synthesis of legal and health evidence.BMC public health · 2023Review
- Use of Judicial Bypass of Mandatory Parental Consent to Access Abortion and Judicial Bypass Denials, Florida and Texas, 2018-2021.American journal of public health · 2023Article
- Is third-trimester abortion exceptional? Two pathways to abortion after 24 weeks of pregnancy in the United States.Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health · 2022Article
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on abortion care utilization and disparities by age.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2022Article
- Abortion at 12 or more weeks' gestation and travel for later abortion care among Mississippi residents.Contraception · 2022Article
- Parental Involvement Policies for Minors Seeking Abortion in the Southeast and Quality of Care.Sexuality research & social policy : journal of NSRC : SR & SP · 2022Article
- Identifying data for the empirical assessment of law (IDEAL): a realist approach to research gaps on the health effects of abortion law.BMJ global health · 2021Review
- Judicial bypass attorneys' experiences with abortion stigma in Texas courts.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2021Article
- The Financial Burden of Antiquated Laws: The Case of Massachusetts' Parental Involvement Law for Abortion.Women's health reports (New Rochelle, N.Y.) · 2021Article
- Denials of Judicial Bypass Petitions for Abortion in Texas Before and After the 2016 Bypass Process Change: 2001-2018.American journal of public health · 2020Article
- Judicial bypass for minors post-Women's health (London, England)Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo describe individual-level delay in obtaining abortion associated with use of the Massachusetts judicial bypass system, which legal minors (aged 17 years or younger) use to obtain abortion without consent of a parent or legal guardian in the setting of Massachusetts' parental consent law for abortion.
methodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study of 2,026 abortions among minors at a large, statewide network of abortion clinics between 2010 and 2016. Delay was defined as the number of calendar days between the minor's first call to the clinic to schedule an abortion, and the day the abortion was received.
resultsIn the study population, 1,559 (77%) abortions were obtained with parental consent and 467 (23%) using judicial bypass. Abortions after judicial bypass were more common among minors identifying as Hispanic, non-Hispanic black, or other race, those of low socioeconomic status (as indicated by having Medicaid insurance) and those with a prior birth or prior abortion (all P<.05). Minors with parental consent received their abortion a mean of 8.6 days after initial contact, compared with 14.8 days for minors with judicial bypass, for an unadjusted difference of 6.1 days. In multivariable linear regression modeling adjusting for demographic differences between groups, this difference persisted: minors who obtained abortions after judicial bypass had a significantly greater delay compared with those with parental consent (adjusted mean difference = 5.2 days; 95% CI 4.3 to 6.2). Using multivariable logistic regression modeling, minors with judicial bypass also had higher odds of becoming ineligible for medication abortion between the day of first call and the day of procedure (adjusted odds ratio 1.57; 95% CI 1.09 to 2.26).
conclusionMassachusetts' parental consent law for abortion is associated with delay among minors and thereby may constrain the clinical options available to them.
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