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Women's Health
September 16, 2024

Contraceptive Access in the US Post-Dobbs

Author Affiliations
  • 1Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco
  • 2Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco
  • 3Health & Wellness, Black Women’s Health & Livelihood Initiative, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco
  • 4Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill
  • 5Center for Bioethics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill
JAMA Intern Med. 2024;184(11):1279-1280. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.3586

Contraceptive access is essential for reproductive autonomy and to achieve optimal maternal health and health equity. Contraceptive access in the US today, however, reflects long-standing societal inequities, with greater hurdles faced by people from minoritized communities, without insurance, living in poverty, or with language barriers. Furthermore, state of residence in the US has long influenced access to family planning services, with access more restricted in states that did not expand Medicaid and those with policies that prevent certain clinicians from participating in family planning programs.1

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