Abortions in Texas Dropped Dramatically After Restrictions
THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2017 (HealthDay Information) -- A Texas regulation -- later declared unconstitutional -- that elevated journey distances to abortion clinics within the state appears to have led to fewer abortions, a brand new research suggests.
The Texas abortion regulation was enacted in 2013. By the point the U.S. Supreme Courtroom struck it down in 2016, 24 abortion clinics had closed within the state, researchers stated. This meant girls in some areas needed to journey a lot farther to finish their pregnancies.
The researchers discovered a 50 % drop in abortions in counties the place the gap to the closest abortion facility elevated 100 miles or extra. There was nearly no change in counties that didn't have an abortion supplier in 2014 or didn't have a change within the distance to the closest abortion facility, the research authors stated.
Total, abortions in Texas decreased 18.5 % between 2012 and 2014, in accordance with state information. That falloff was intently linked to the numerous drop in abortion facilities -- from 41 to 17 -- between 2013 and 2016, the research authors stated.
Nevertheless, the research did not show a connection between the regulation and the next decline in abortions.
In June 2016, the U.S. Supreme Courtroom invalidated the Texas abortion regulation, ruling two of its provisions unconstitutional.
"Our research offers additional perception into the ways in which the clinic closures as a result of Texas' restrictive regulation resulted in an undue burden on girls looking for entry to abortion care in Texas," stated researcher Dr. Daniel Grossman.
Grossman is an investigator with the Texas Coverage Analysis Undertaking, which research the affect of state laws affecting girls's reproductive well being. He is additionally a professor on the College of California, San Francisco, the place he's director of Advancing Requirements in Replica Well being.
The research was revealed on-line Jan. 19 within the Journal of the American Medical Affiliation.
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SOURCE: College of California, San Francisco, information launch, Jan. 19, 2017
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