Research project

A retrospective analysis evaluating the incidence of post-abortion emergency department visits and complications using data on 55,000 abortions from California’s state Medicaid program, Medi-Cal. 

Compiling data on the groups of women affected by the "20-week" abortion ban that Georgia passed in 2012. Although the ban has been partially blocked by a court order, the part of the law that did go into effect on January 1, 2013 has reduced the availability of abortion care starting at 24 weeks LMP (after last menstrual period).

Two related studies examining the effects of Louisiana's 2014 law requiring abortion providers to have admitting privileges at a local hospital, and of the effects of the multiple other restrictions in place in Louisiana.

A review of the effects of Ohio's 2011 law mandating use of the FDA-approved protocol for medication abortion rather than the evidence-based regimen used elsewhere, and of the 2013 law requiring all abortion facilities to have transfer agreements with private hospitals.

In July 2015, changes to the Tennessee constitution opened the door for multiple abortion restrictions that had previously been prohibited. By studying Tennessee as abortion becomes increasingly restricted, we hope to elucidate the cumulative effect of many restrictions on women’s access and experiences with abortion. Since Tennessee has historically served as a regional access point to abortion, this study will also examine the impact of restrictions on women seeking care who are both residents and non-residents of the state.

A study of how longer waiting periods, such as that first implemented by Utah, affect women seeking abortions.

In 2013, Wisconsin began to require abortion providers to display and describe the ultrasound image prior to a woman’s abortion procedure. While other studies have examined the effects of ultrasound viewing on women seeking abortion, this study will be the first to examine the effects of making such viewing mandatory.