The Turnaway Study finds that abortion does not increase women’s risk of experiencing suicidal thoughts

Having a history of mental health conditions and partner violence is associated with suicidal ideation; having an abortion is not

Novel study identifies 27 large U.S. cities as “abortion deserts”

Forty percent of the abortion facilities in the Northeast and West only provide medication abortion

Allowing pharmacists to dispense medication abortion on prescription could improve access to early abortion care

FDA restrictions on dispensing mifepristone in the U.S. are not evidence-based

Discrimination, lack of LGBTQ competency by providers impedes reproductive healthcare for LGBTQ individuals

Reproductive healthcare providers need LGBTQ-specific cultural competency training to provide respectful and responsive care to patients

Few women go to crisis pregnancy centers for pregnancy counseling

With rare exceptions, CPCs do not appear to influence pregnant women’s decision-making

The expertise of clinicians, guidelines of professional organizations, and scientific evidence should guide the development of facility standards

Standards should be developed across outpatient procedures of similar complexity and risk, and should not single out abortion

Women denied abortion are significantly less likely to support the legal right to abortion

A person’s own reproductive experiences may impact support for abortion rights and views on morality

Having an abortion does not lead to increased alcohol, tobacco or drug use

New research from the Turnaway Study indicates state-mandated information on substance abuse risk post-abortion is not evidence-based

Stark differences in how states regulate abortion vs other medical procedures

TRAP laws impose unique burdens that threaten public health and impugn the laws’ legitimacy

Contraceptive counseling marginalizes male body-based methods

Overlooking condoms, withdrawal, and vasectomy normalizes reproductive burdens as solely women’s

Women can safely and effectively self-induce abortion using misoprostol after receiving information from a healthcare provider

Researchers documented outcomes of a harm-reduction model at non-governmental clinics in Peru

Patients want to know about religious hospital policies that restrict reproductive health care options

Many women aren’t aware religious hospitals use religion to restrict care

History of abortion on American TV: different genres, new narratives

A historical overview of the narrative function of abortion in five different TV genres

Laws claiming to improve the health and well-being of minors considering abortion could put them at risk

Parental notification laws do not benefit young women seeking abortion

Some abortion patients are interested in receiving a printout of their ultrasound image and find it useful

There was no evidence that accepting the printout impacted women’s pregnancy decision-making

Abortion Onscreen in 2017

The latest report from ANSIRH's Abortion Onscreen project looks back at portrayals of abortion on American television in 2017.

Counseling on methods’ side effects isn’t always based in evidence

“Positive” side effects presented as likely and “unpleasant” side effects as unlikely

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Wascher JM, Hebert LE, Freedman LR, Stulberg DB Do women know whether their hospital is Catholic? Results from a National Survey. May 2018. Contraception, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2018.05.017.
Biggs MA, Gould H, Barar RE, Foster DG Five-Year Suicidal Ideation Trajectories Among Women Receiving or Being Denied an Abortion. May 2018. American Journal of Psychiatry, [Epub ahead of print].
Cartwright A, Karunaratne M, Barr-Walker J, Johns NE, Upadhyay U Identifying National Availability of Abortion Care and Distance From Major US Cities: Systematic Online Search. May 2018. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 20(5):e186.
Samari G, Alcala HE, Sharif MZ Islamophobia, Health, and Public Health: A Systematic Literature Review. April 2018. American Journal of Public Health, [Epub ahead of print].
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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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