Experiences of People Seeking Abortion
This project explores the lived experiences of Ohioans and residents of nearby states who seek and receive abortion care. By documenting patient experiences and identifying patterns across key characteristics such as poverty, age, and race, our research identifies the constraints people face when seeking abortion care and centers their concerns and preferences.
We are collecting data through patient interviews and surveys to assess financial costs, timing, and social costs (including abortion stigma, strain on interpersonal relations, and stress). We are talking to people in Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia (nearby states where some Ohioans go to seek abortion care).
Findings
Peer-Reviewed Publication
July 2, 2024
Seeking financial and practical support in an abortion-hostile state: Analysis of abortion fund data in Kentucky, 2014–2021
Peer-Reviewed Publication
July 2, 2024
Prior knowledge and experience with self-managed abortion among people seeking abortion care in US midwestern states
Media
July 2, 2024
Who called Kentucky abortion fund for help in the years before Roe v. Wade was overturned?
Peer-Reviewed Article
October 19, 2022
Assessing psychosocial costs: Ohio patients’ experiences seeking abortion care
Ohio Patients' Experiences of Abortion
August 29, 2022
Provider Mistrust and Telemedicine Abortion Care Preferences Among Patients in Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky
News Article
August 8, 2022
In wake of the Supreme Court’s Roe decision, New York preps for out-of-state women seeking abortions
News Article
July 21, 2022
Genetic counseling likely to become more ‘complicated’ in wake of Roe repeal
News Article
July 20, 2022
Before abortion ban, most Ohioans received procedure after six weeks, study finds
News Article
June 23, 2022
‘Crisis Pregnancy Centers’ stack deck against abortion clinics, do so with state support
Journal Article
November 3, 2021
Selecting an Abortion Clinic: The Role of Social Myths and Risk Perception in Seeking Abortion Care
Fact Sheet
November 3, 2021
Selecting an Abortion Clinic: The Role of Social Myths and Risk Perception in Seeking Abortion Care (PDF)
Team Members
Danielle Bessett, Co-Principal Investigator of OPEN
Professor
Department of Sociology and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Affiliate
University of Cincinnati
Sarah Bostic
PhD Student
Department of Sociology
University of Cincinnati
Jeremy Brenner-Levoy
PhD Student
Department of Sociology
University of Cincinnati
Ayesha Casie Chetty
Danielle Czarnecki, Case Western Reserve University
Victoria El-Hayek
MD Student
College of Medicine
The Ohio State University
Experiences of People Seeking Abortion
Hillary Gyuras
Senior Research Associate
Department of Sociology
University of Cincinnati
Orlaith (Orla) Heymann, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Elaina Johns-Wolfe, University of Missouri – St. Louis
Zoe Muzyczka
Ph.D. Student
Department of Sociology
University of Cincinnati
Abby Norris Turner
Professor
Division of Infectious Diseases and Division of Epidemiology
The Ohio State University
Tamika Odum
Associate Professor
Department of Behavioral Science
University of Cincinnati
Katherine Rivlin
Associate Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Chicago