Seeking Abortion Care Across State Lines After the <i>Dobbs</i> Decision

In this cross-sectional qualitative study of participants traveling across state lines for abortion, the policy landscape and abortion stigma of the home state, information and resource availability, and interpersonal support shaped their journeys in the post-Dobbs landscape. To improve cross-state abortion access for individuals in states with abortion restrictions or bans, policy change should be coupled with increased visibility of accurate information, charitable funding, and abortion stigma reduction. Abortion support organizations and the public should continue to enable access through social support services, such as volunteer drivers and abortion doulas.

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JAMA Network Open
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2026-03-09
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https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.1068
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Reproductive Health and Contraception
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Seeking Abortion Care Across State Lines After the Dobbs Decision

Alia Cornell, Olivia Thornton, Jennifer Fortin, Brianna Keefe-Oates et al.
JAMA Network Open
Reproductive Health and Contraception
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Seeking Abortion Care Across State Lines After the Dobbs Decision

Alia Cornell, Olivia Thornton, Jennifer Fortin, Brianna Keefe-Oates, Andrea Gallegos, Elizabeth Janiak
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Abstract

In this cross-sectional qualitative study of participants traveling across state lines for abortion, the policy landscape and abortion stigma of the home state, information and resource availability, and interpersonal support shaped their journeys in the post-Dobbs landscape. To improve cross-state abortion access for individuals in states with abortion restrictions or bans, policy change should be coupled with increased visibility of accurate information, charitable funding, and abortion stigma reduction. Abortion support organizations and the public should continue to enable access through social support services, such as volunteer drivers and abortion doulas.

JAMA Network OpenVol. 9(3)
Brigham and Women's Hospital (US), Planned Parenthood (US), Kaiser Permanente (US), Harvard University (US), Carbondale Public Library (US), University of Southern Maine (US)
Harvard University
Gender equality
Openalex Percentile: Top 34%
Reproductive Health and Contraception
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