November 1, 2022

Association of Texas’ 2021 Ban on Abortion in Early Pregnancy With the Number of Facility-Based Abortions in Texas and Surrounding States

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Association of Texas’ 2021 Ban on Abortion in Early Pregnancy With the Number of Facility-Based Abortions in Texas and Surrounding States

In this interrupted time series analysis of 80 107 abortions obtained between September 2020 and February 2022, Texas’ law was significantly associated with a decrease in Texas facility–based abortions (incidence rate ratio [IRR], 0.43), an increase in Texas residents obtaining out-of-state abortions (IRR, 5.38), and a decrease in total in-state and out-of-state abortions (IRR, 0.67) in September 2021 compared with August 2021.

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Date
November 1, 2022
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JAMA
Authors
Kari White, Gracia Sierra, Klaira Lerma, Anitra Beasley, Lisa G. Hofler, Kristina Tocce, Vinita Goyal, Tony Ogburn, Joseph E. Potter, Samuel L. Dickman
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