ArticleContraception2020
Differences in abortion rates by race-ethnicity after implementation of a restrictive Texas law.
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- Development and Initial Validity Evidence for a Pregnancy Disclosure and Options Counseling Checklist in Emergency Medicine.AEM education and training · 2024Article
- Racial/Ethnic Differences in Relationships Between Pregnancy Intentions and Maternal Outcomes.Maternal and child health journal · 2024Article
- The association between reproductive rights and access to abortion services and mental health among US women.SSM - population health · 2023Article
- Contraceptive access reform and abortion: Evidence from Delaware.Health services research · 2023Article
- The end of Roe v. Wade: implications for Women's mental health and care.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Post-Roe emergency medicine: Policy, clinical, training, and individual implications for emergency clinicians.Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2022Article
- Adolescent Medicine Providers: A Critical Extension of the Abortion Service Network.The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine · 2022Article
- Time from first clinical contact to abortion in Texas and California.Contraception · 2022Article
- Border-state abortions increased for Texas residents after House Bill 2.Contraception · 2021Article
- 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
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the association between a restrictive Texas law, House Bill 2 (HB2), and receipt of in-clinic abortion by patient's race-ethnicity. STUDY
designIn this retrospective cohort study, we collected Texas state statistics on number of abortions, abortions per county, and abortions per county by race-ethnicity for 2012, before HB2 was enacted, and 2015, after HB2 was in effect. Using female reproductive-aged population estimates, we calculated the abortion rate and percent change in the abortion rate between the two time periods by county, patient residence in a county with an open clinic or HB2-related clinic closure, and change in distance to an open clinic for each race-ethnicity. We also used geospatial analyses to depict the greatest decrease in abortion rate by race-ethnicity and county.
resultsIn Texas, there were 64,716 reported abortions in 2012 and 54,253 in 2015. Statewide, there was a 20% decrease in the abortion rate affecting all racial-ethnic groups, yet the reduction was greater among Hispanic women compared to White women (-25% vs. -16%, respectively). The abortion rate also decreased more among those living in a county with an HB2-related clinic closure, especially for Hispanic women (-41% Hispanic vs. -29% White vs. -30% Black vs. -3% Other). Hispanic women whose travel distance increased 100+ miles had the greatest reduction in the abortion rate (-43%). Geospatial mapping confirmed our quantitative findings.
conclusionHB2 led to a disproportionate reduction in the abortion rate among Hispanic women in Texas, including those living in counties with a closed clinic or traveling long distances to obtain in-clinic abortion care. IMPLICATIONS: Restrictive abortion policies in Texas may disproportionately burden Hispanic women and those affected by clinic closures.
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