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Aug 22, 2022 · Sufrin CB, Creinin MD, Chang JC. Incarcerated women and abortion provision: a survey of correctional health providers. Perspect Sex Reprod Health 2009; 41:6. Kasdan D. Abortion access for incarcerated women: are correctional health practices in conflict with constitutional standards. Perspect Sex Reprod Health 2009; 41:59. Gips J, Psoter KJ ...
Sep 1, 2020 · The United States has the second highest rate of incarcerating women internationally, second only to Thailand. In recent decades, there has been a dramatic increase in the U.S. correctional population, and women are a rapidly growing segment of this population. 1, –, 3 In the United States, 64.6 women per 100,000 are incarcerated, with the highest rate of 142 per 100,000 occurring in ...
Nov 27, 2021 · Background: Unsafe abortion remains a leading cause of maternal mortality globally. Many factors can influence women's decisions around where to seek abortion care; however, little research has been done on abortion care decisions at a population-level in low-resource settings, particularly where abortion is legally restricted.
Jul 2, 2023 · Four themes emerged: (1) medical providers' overt obstruction of desired abortions; (2) participants assuming that incarcerated women had no right to abortion; (3) carceral bureaucracy constraining abortion access; and (4) carceral conditions made women wish they had aborted. Themes were similar in supportive and restrictive states. Conclusions
Jan 3, 2024 · What this means in practice is that we are woefully unaware of the actual impact of incarceration on pregnancy, childbirth, postpartum, and mothering practices. In the available data, estimates range between 3-10% of women entering the prison system who are pregnant at the time of their admission (Friedman et al, 2020).
Jun 16, 2022 · For decades, many incarcerated women have effectively been navigating a post-Roe world. For the approximately 58,000 people who enter prisons and jails every year while pregnant, abortion is only accessible in principle. A 2016-17 study found that of 816 pregnant women in state and federal prisons, only 1.3% of pregnancies resulted in an abortion.
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