This qualitative study using semistructured interview data from 33 participants revealed extraneous and heterogeneous paths to obtaining abortion care after Dobbs. Participants encountered long delays in information-gathering, searching for clinics, and navigating complex laws between states, with common facilitators and barriers to obtaining care including an individual’s financial, geographic, and social circumstances. Findings suggest that people in states with abortion bans face limitations to obtaining abortion care out of state and should be supported through policy change, visible information and resources, and charitable and interpersonal social support systems.

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Elizabeth Janiak, ScD

Assistant Professor - Harvard Medical School

Elizabeth Janiak is an interdisciplinary public health researcher and Assistant Professor at Brigham and Women... Read Bio