Abortion Education in U.S. Medical Schools: Curricular Variability by State Law
Inclusion of reproductive health topics in UME remains limited, and our findings are the first to indicate that a decrease in clinical abortion education is seen in states with state-level abortion bans. All medical schools must strive to include contraception and abortion education to ensure a workforce trained to meet the community's health needs.
Authors
- Aliye Runyan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3723-5247)
- Marta Rowh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9584-7826)
- Danna Ghafir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8158-1174)
- Ariana M. Traub (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5297-2608)
- Jody Steinauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7714-0106)
- M. R. Young (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9140-5868)
- Supriya Kohli
- Adam Rowh
- Jeff Koetje
Institutions
- Emory University (US)
- University of Oklahoma (US)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Women s Health
- Published
- 2025-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/15409996251393044
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00