REFERENCES
Here are the sources for the facts presented in ABORTION: TALK ABOUT IT.
ABORTION: TALK ABOUT IT #8: PRACTICAL HELP FOR ABORTION ACCESS
Starting in 1977, the Hyde Amendment banned the use of any federal funds for abortion, allowing only exceptions for pregnancies that endanger the life of the woman, or that result from rape or incest.
Salganicoff A, Sobel L, Ramaswamy A. The Hyde Amendment and Coverage for Abortion Services, Women's Health Policy, March 5, 2021
ABORTION: TALK ABOUT IT #6: WHO HAS ABORTIONS?
From the most recent research, here’s what we know about who has abortions.
Jones RK et al., Abortion Incidence and Service Availability in the United States, 2017, New York: Guttmacher Institute, 2019,
https://www.guttmacher.org/report/abortion-incidence-service-availability-us-2017.
Jerman J, Jones RK and Onda T, Characteristics of U.S. Abortion Patients in 2014 and Changes Since 2008, New York: Guttmacher Institute, 2016,
https://www.guttmacher.org/report/characteristics-us-abortion-patients-2014.
Induced Abortion in the United States, Guttmacher Institute; Fact Sheet , September 2019,
https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/induced-abortion-united-states.
Why do people choose abortion? Financial constraints were the main reason:
Chae S, et al., Reasons why women have induced abortions: A synthesis of findings from 14 countries, New York: Guttmacher Institute, June 2017, Contraception 96 (2017) 233-241.
ABORTION; TALK ABOUT IT #5: ANTI-CHOICE PREGNANCY CENTERS
Which is the LEAST LIKELY procedure to land you in a hospital emergency room?
Incidence of Emergency Department Visits and Complications After Abortion: Upadhyay, Ushma D. PhD, MPH; Desai, Sheila MPH; Zlidar, Vera MHS; Weitz, Tracy A. PhD, MPA; Grossman, Daniel MD; Anderson, Patricia MPH; Taylor, Diana PhD, RNP Obstetrics & Gynecology: January 2015 - Volume 125 - Issue 1, pp. 175–183
Less than one-half of 1% of abortion patients in the United States experience a complication that requires hospitalization.
Incidence of Emergency Department Visits and Complications After Abortion: Upadhyay, Ushma D. PhD, MPH; Desai, Sheila MPH; Zlidar, Vera MHS; Weitz, Tracy A. PhD, MPA; Grossman, Daniel MD; Anderson, Patricia MPH; Taylor, Diana PhD, RNPObstetrics & Gynecology: January 2015 - Volume 125 - Issue 1, pp. 175–183
11 states require abortion clinics to have admitting privileges at a local hospital.
Guttmacher Report, November 1, 2019. Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers
Some states insist upon unnecessarily large examining rooms.
Guttmacher Report, November 1, 2019. Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers
South Carolina demands that clinics specify the size of the janitor’s closet.
Guttmacher Report, November 1, 2019. Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers
Almost half the states (24) require clinics to go beyond what is necessary to ensure a woman’s health.
Guttmacher Report, November 1, 2019.Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers
For example, 19 states apply TRAP laws to sites where just medication abortion pills are provided.
Guttmacher Report, November 1, 2019. Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers
In 14 states, TRAP laws even apply to private physicians who perform abortions in their private practices.
Guttmacher Report, November 1, 2019. Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers
Michigan and Pennsylvania have some of the most burdensome standards.
Guttmacher Report, November 1, 2019. Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers
ABORTION: TALK ABOUT IT #4: CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTERS
Across the US, there are more than 2,700 crisis pregnancy centers:
Rosen JD. The public health risks of crisis pregnancy centers. Perspectives on Sexual Reproductive Health, 44(3):201-205.
The Reproaction Fake Clinic Database lists them all:
https://reproaction.org/fakeclinicdatabase/
The aims of one network of centers:
See Heartbeat International:
https://www.heartbeatinternational.org/about-us.
Center ads and descriptions:
See Pro-Truth, “a campaign and a movement to raise awareness and fight the dangerous and deceptive tactics of fake reproductive health clinics”:
Increasingly, these limited-service centers are securing public funding:
See https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/16/opinion/abortion-health-religion.html
ABORTION: TALK ABOUT IT #3 RETURN OF THE GAG RULE
Title X “gag rule” could affect contraceptive services for 3.8 million women.
Guttmacher Institute. 6.2 Million U.S. Women Obtained Contraceptive Services from Publicly Funded Clinics in 2015, April 24, 2017.
In 1836, the US House of Representatives adopted the first gag rule.
Robert McNamara “History of the US Congressional Gag Rule.” Updated February 23, 2019.
https://www.thoughtco.com/congress-gag-rule-4129163
Without Title X unintended pregnancy, unplanned births and abortions could increase by over 30%.
Guttmacher Institute. 6.2 Million US Women Obtained Contraceptive Services from Publicly Funded Clinics in 2015, April 24, 2017.
ABORTION: TALK ABOUT IT #2 BEFORE ROE v. WADE
Guttmacher’s "Lessons from Before Roe" cites pre-Roe abortion numbers:
https://www.guttmacher.org/gpr/2003/03/lessons-roe-will-past-be-prologue
ABORTION: TALK ABOUT IT #1 KEEP ABORTION ACCESSIBLE: SPEAK UP AND SPEAK OUT
“One out of every four women has had an abortion before age 45.”
Jones RK and Jerman J, Population group abortion rates and lifetime incidence of abortion: United States, 2008–2014, American Journal of Public Health, 2017, doi:10.2105/AJPH.2017.304042.