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Abortion

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At what cost?: Payment for abortion care by U.S. women [PDF]
Rachel K. Jones, Ushma D. Upadhyay and Tracy A. Weitz
Women's Health Issues, Volume 23, Issue 3, May 2013

Coleman, Coyle, Shuping, and Rue make false statements and draw erroneous conclusions in analyses of abortion and mental health using the National Comorbidity Survey [PDF]
Julia R. Steinberg and Lawrence B. Finer
Journal of Psychiatric Research, Volume 46, Issue 3, March 2012

Who has second-trimester abortions in the United States? [PDF]
Rachel K. Jones* and Lawrence B. Finer
Contraception, December 2011

Unintended Pregnancy in the United States: Incidence and Disparities, 2006 [PDF]
Lawrence B. Finer and Mia R. Zolna
Contraception, August 2011

Unintended Pregnancy at the State Level  [PDF version]
Lawrence B. Finer and Kathryn Kost
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Volume 43, Issue 2, June 2011

Patients' attitudes and experiences related to receiving contraception during abortion care [PDF]
Megan L. Kavanaugh, Elizabeth E. Carlin and Rachel K. Jones
Contraception, May 2011

Perceived and Insurance-Related Barriers to the Provision of Contraceptive Services in U.S. Abortion Care Settings [PDF]
Megan L. Kavanaugh, Rachel K. Jones and Lawrence B. Finer
Women's Health Issues, May 2011

Abortion Incidence and Access to Services in the United States, 2008  [PDF version]
Rachel K. Jones and Kathryn Kooistra
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Volume 43, Issue 1, March 2011

Perceptions of Male Knowledge and Support Among U.S. Women Obtaining Abortions [PDF]
Rachel K. Jones, Ann M. Moore and Lori F. Frohwirth
Women's Health Issues, January 2011

Examining the association of abortion history and current mental health: A reanalysis of the National Comorbidity Survey using a common-risk-factors model [PDF]
Julia R. Steinberg and Lawrence B. Finer
Social Science and Medicine, Volume 72, Issue 1, July 2010

Timing of Steps and Reasons for Delays in Obtaining Abortions in the United States [PDF]
Lawrence B. Finer, Lori F. Frohwirth, Lindsay A. Dauphinee, Susheela Singh, and Ann M. Moore
Contraception, Volume 74, Issue 4, October 2006

Reasons U.S. Women Have Abortions: Quantitative and Qualitative Perspectives  [PDF version]
Lawrence B. Finer, Lori F. Frohwirth, Lindsay A. Dauphinee, Susheela Singh and Ann M. Moore
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Volume 37, Issue 3, September 2005

 

Consortium for Research On Unsafe Abortion in Africa tools for researchers focused on Africa

 

Top Resources on Abortion

An Overview of Abortion Laws [PDF] (Updated Monthly)

Facts on Induced Abortion in the United States [PDF version] Fact sheet containing the most up-to-date research and policy information (August 2011)

State Facts About Abortion Individual fact sheets provide state-specific information on pregnancy outcomes, abortion rates, where women obtain abortions and abortion restrictions. (January 2011)

 
 

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