Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Access to Abortion: Assessing Patient Sociodemographic and Travel Characteristics

Brandon J Hill; Li Lock; Victoria Parks; Brie Anderson; Janet Riley Cathey

doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000004516

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Access to Abortion: Assessing Patient Sociodemographic and Travel Characteristics

Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Sep 1;138(3):475-477. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004516.

Authors

Brandon J Hill¹, Li Lock, Victoria Parks, Brie Anderson, Janet Riley Cathey

Affiliation

¹ Planned Parenthood Great Plains, Overland Park, Kansas; and the Kinsey Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

Abstract

Sociodemographics and travel among patients receiving abortion care differed during the pandemic, suggesting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)–related restrictions may have negatively affected abortion access, particularly for patients of color.

MeSH terms

Abortion, Induced / legislation & jurisprudence
Abortion, Induced / statistics & numerical data*
Ambulatory Care Facilities / statistics & numerical data*
Arkansas
COVID-19*
Demography
Female
Health Services Accessibility / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Kansas
Medical Tourism / statistics & numerical data
Oklahoma
Pregnancy
SARS-CoV-2
Travel / statistics & numerical data*