Informational and financial barriers at hospitals advertising abortion services
Patients may contact hospitals expecting clinic-like accessibility, only to encounter unexpected barriers to obtaining information and scheduling an appointment. Reducing these barriers requires either significant operational restructuring or clearer patient guidance about how hospital abortion services differ from other types of facilities.
Authors
- Caitlin Myers
- Sarah Holmes
- Georgia Crosby
- Grace Mumford
- Phoebe An
- Avery Goldstein
- Anne Kuperstein
Institutions
- Middlebury College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Contraception
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.contraception.2026.111403
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00