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OPEN’s research is ongoing – here are some of our current peer-reviewed publications, charts, infographics, and research briefs. To learn more about how the research was conducted and the team members behind each product, click on the project page connected to each item.
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
White Paper
July 2, 2024
An Assessment of Burdens and Challenges to Abortion Seekers Resulting from Ohio’s Waiting Period and Two-Appointment Requirements
Media
July 2, 2024
Who called Kentucky abortion fund for help in the years before Roe v. Wade was overturned?
Peer-reviewed
May 22, 2024
Forced to Birth: A Case Study of Ohio’s 6-Week Abortion Ban, its Impact on Black Women in Cincinnati and its Relevance for Reproductive Justice in Ohio and Beyond
Peer-reviewed
March 15, 2024
Association of Medicaid Reimbursement Policies with Provision of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception in the Postpartum Period, 2012–2018
Bioethics
February 9, 2024
From the Front Lines: The Need for Stakeholder Coalitions in Preserving Reproductive Autonomy
Reproductive Justice
February 9, 2024
More Than Abortion: Why Reproductive Justice Matters in Cincinnati Post-Roe
Media
January 29, 2024
Tens of thousands of rape victims became pregnant in states with abortion bans, study estimates
Peer-reviewed
December 1, 2023
Service trends among non-obstetrics/gynecology providers in the U.S.: Long-acting reversible contraception insertions, removals, and re-insertions
Op-Ed
October 12, 2023
Ohioans can get treatment for high blood pressure. Abortion should be no different.
Media
October 5, 2023
Abortions dropped 15% across Ohio last year; researchers, activists point to heartbeat law
Media
October 4, 2023
Why the Ohio Supreme Court case on the 6-week abortion ban is so important for BIPOC Midwesterners
Media
September 5, 2023
What would the Ohio amendment on the ballot mean for abortions later in pregnancy?
Media
July 18, 2023
Could midwives help fill Ohio’s maternity care gaps? Some rural practitioners think so.
Media
June 23, 2023
One Year Later: What Abortion Patients’ Stories Can Tell Researchers About Life After Dobbs
Media
June 23, 2023
Abortion-rights supporters intensify Florida efforts on anniversary of Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade
Media
June 22, 2023
One Year After the Fall of Roe: Dobbs Ruling has Lowered Standards of Care, Increased Health Risks
Cincinnati Edition
June 22, 2023
How many fewer abortions were performed after the overturning of Roe v. Wade?
Peer-Reviewed Article
June 2, 2023
State of Confusion: Ohio’s Restrictive Abortion Landscape and the Production of Uncertainty in Reproductive Health Care
Media
April 27, 2023
As post-Roe bans swept the U.S., legal abortions dropped nationwide — but not in Kansas
Infographic
April 26, 2023
“The Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety” Ballot Initiative
Media
April 12, 2023
Legal Abortions Fell by 6 Percent in the Six Months After Dobbs, New Data Shows
Media
April 12, 2023
Ohio abortions drop after Roe v. Wade ruling, rebound after state ban blocked, report says
Peer-Reviewed Article
April 10, 2023
Mapping Abortion Access: Teaching about Abortion through Geography
Peer-Reviewed Article
March 7, 2023
Kentucky’s abortion landscape, 2010 to 2019: an analysis of pre-Dobbs abortion disparities in a rural, restrictive state
Peer-Reviewed Article
March 7, 2023
Abortion-Related Laws and Concurrent Patterns in Abortion Incidence in Indiana, 2010–2019
News Coverage
February 21, 2023
Abortions in Ohio decreased after Dobbs decision as patients sought out-of-state treatment
Peer-Reviewed Article
February 6, 2023
Unlimited Discretion: How Unchecked Bureaucratic Discretion Can Threaten Abortion Availability
News Article
February 6, 2023
Study: State regulations on abortion depend on bureaucratic implementation
Podcast
December 13, 2022
Ohio Abortion Regulations and Ethical Dilemmas for OBGYNs With Meredith Field & Jessie Hill
Peer-Reviewed Research
November 15, 2022
The double-edged sword of abortion regulations: Decreasing training opportunities while increasing knowledge requirements
Peer-Reviewed
November 10, 2022
Factors associated with never-use of long-acting reversible contraception among adult reproductive-aged women in Ohio
Peer-Reviewed
November 10, 2022
Seeking abortion care in Ohio and Texas during the COVID-19 pandemic
Crisis Pregnancy Centers
October 27, 2022
The crisis pregnancy center next door: How taxpayer money intended for poor families is funding a growing anti-abortion movement
Cincinnati Edition
October 27, 2022
Should Kentucky’s constitution protect the right to abortion? Voters will soon decide
Peer-Reviewed Article
October 19, 2022
Assessing psychosocial costs: Ohio patients’ experiences seeking abortion care
Peer-Reviewed Article
October 11, 2022
Housing Stability and Access to General Healthcare and Reproductive Healthcare Among Women in Ohio
Podcast
September 19, 2022
B.R.E.A.C.H. Podcast: Buckeyes Racial/Ethnic Awareness Centered in Healthcare
Peer-Reviewed Research
September 15, 2022
Free, But At What Cost? How Crisis Pregnancy Centers Provide Services
Ohio Patients' Experiences of Abortion
August 29, 2022
Provider Mistrust and Telemedicine Abortion Care Preferences Among Patients in Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky
The Ohio Survey of Women
August 29, 2022
Comparison of abortion incidence estimates derived from direct survey questions versus the list experiment among women in Ohio
News Article
August 8, 2022
Facing uncertain future, Planned Parenthood workers turn to unions for support
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
August 8, 2022
New study shows most Ohioans who want an abortion won’t be able to get one under new ban
News Article
August 8, 2022
Less income, education associated with learning about pregnancy after Ohio’s 6-week abortion limit, OSU study suggests
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
July 20, 2022
‘This isn’t like Texas’: Experts say helping Ohio patients get abortion care isn’t illegal
Infographic
July 7, 2022
Ohio Abortion Legislation: A Timeline of Laws Passed Since 2011 – updated October 2022 (PDF)
News Article
July 7, 2022
Young Kentuckians say state’s trigger law banning abortions makes them ‘scared’ for future
Article
July 5, 2022
A growing number of women give birth at Catholic hospitals, where they do not receive the same reproductive health options – including birth control – provided at other hospitals
Media
June 27, 2022
Some worried the overturning of Roe v. Wade will disproportionately affect Black women
Media
June 27, 2022
The Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, what are the legal and societal implications?
Media
June 27, 2022
Roe v. Wade: Studies reveal what abortion ban means for women forced to cross state lines
News Article
June 23, 2022
‘Crisis Pregnancy Centers’ stack deck against abortion clinics, do so with state support
Op-Ed
June 21, 2022
Ohioans deserve access to abortion care. Let’s work together to preserve that right: Maggie Scotece
News Article
June 21, 2022
These researchers study abortion in states likely to ban it. That will make their jobs even harder
News Article
June 17, 2022
Republicans keep passing extreme anti-abortion bans without popular support. Here’s why
News Article
June 7, 2022
In a Post-Roe Ohio, Women Could Have to Travel up to 339 Miles for an Out-of-State Abortion
Journal Article
June 1, 2022
Ohio Abortion Regulations and Ethical Dilemmas for Obstetrician–Gynecologists
Media
May 16, 2022
Ending Abortion Access May Widen Public Health Inequalities for Black Women, Poor Ohioans
OPEN Statement
May 3, 2022
OPEN Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court Draft Opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Media
April 29, 2022
Ohio State University Study Calculates Travel, Cost for Procedure if Ohio Bans Abortion
Media
April 25, 2022
OSU Study: Overturning Roe v. Wade Would Increase Travel Time for Abortion Care
Journal Article
April 20, 2022
How Ohio’s Proposed Abortion Bans Would Impact Travel Distance to Access Abortion Care
Journal Article
March 9, 2022
Abortion Travel Within the United States: An Observational Study of Cross-State Movement to Obtain Abortion Care in 2017
Fact Sheet
March 9, 2022
“I Felt Like I Was a Bad Person…Which I’m Not”: Stigmatization in Crisis Pregnancy Centers (PDF)
Fact Sheet
March 2, 2022
The Dual Burden of Unmet Reproductive Health Care Needs Among Women with Substance Use Disorder in Ohio (PDF)
Journal Article
February 22, 2022
Community-Based Systems Dynamics for Reproductive Health: An Example from Urban Ohio, USA
Journal Article
February 18, 2022
“I Felt Like I Was a Bad Person… Which I’m Not”: Stigmatization in Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Journal Article
February 8, 2022
Reproductive Justice, Public Black Feminism in Practice: A Reflection on Community-Based Participatory Research in Cincinnati
Media
January 10, 2022
If Region’s Abortion Clinics Close Under New Ohio Law, Would Create ‘Abortion Desert’
Media
January 10, 2022
Access to Contraception Could Be Threatened if the Supreme Court Overturns Roe V. Wade
Media
January 10, 2022
As Roe V Wade Hangs on a U.S. Supreme Court Decision, Ohio Lawmakers Pass Their Own Abortion Restrictions
Fact Sheet
December 9, 2021
“We Have to Respect That Option”: The Abortion Aversion Complex in Safety-Net Healthcare Organizations (PDF)
Journal Article
November 10, 2021
“We Have to Respect that Option”: The Abortion Aversion Complex in Ohio’s Contraceptive Safety Net
Journal Article
November 10, 2021
Experiences of Reproductive Genetic Counselors with Abortion Regulations in Ohio
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)
Policy Brief
October 22, 2021
Challenging an Ohio Abortion Restriction: The Federal Lawsuit Process (PDF)
Research Poster
July 3, 2021
Non-Use of Preferred Contraceptive Method Among Contracepting Women in Ohio (PDF)
Op-Ed
June 8, 2021
Lifting Federal Regulations on Medication Abortion Won’t Guarantee Access in Restrictive States Like Ohio
Press Release
May 10, 2021
Lifting Federal Regulations on Medication Abortion Won’t Guarantee Access to Abortion
Video
May 10, 2021
Barriers to the Expansion of Medication and Telemedicine Abortion Services During COVID-19
Fact Sheet
May 10, 2021
Federal, State, and Institutional Barriers to the Expansion of Medication and Telemedicine Abortion Services in Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia During the COVID-19 Pandemic (PDF)
Journal Article
May 10, 2021
Federal, State, and Institutional Barriers to the Expansion of Medication and Telemedicine Abortion Services in Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Media
February 18, 2021
Ohio’s ‘Heartbeat Bill’ Never Took Effect; 1 in 10 Ohio Women Thought Abortion was Illegal Anyway
Fact Sheet
February 18, 2021
Passage of Abortion Ban and Women’s Accurate Understanding of Abortion Legality (PDF)
Journal Article
February 18, 2021
Passage of Abortion Ban and Women’s Accurate Understanding of Abortion Legality
Press Release
February 17, 2021
One in 10 Ohio Women Thought Abortion Illegal Amid Attempts to Ban at 6 Weeks
Peer-Reviewed Publication
October 6, 2020
Filling a Federal Void: Promises and Perils of State Law in Addressing Women’s Health Disparities
Journal Article
August 19, 2020
Care Churn: Why Keeping Clinic Doors Open Isn’t Enough to Ensure Access to Abortion
Fact Sheet
August 19, 2020
Care Churn: Why Keeping Clinic Doors Open Isn’t Enough to Ensure Access to Abortion (PDF)
Video
August 19, 2020
Care Churn: Why Keeping Clinic Doors Open Isn’t Enough to Ensure Access to Abortion
Policy Brief
July 27, 2020
Reproductive Healthcare Access in Ohio During the COVID-19 Pandemic (PDF)
Journal Article
May 29, 2020
Abortion Access in Ohio’s Changing Legislative Context, 2010–2018 (PDF)
Media
May 26, 2020
Ohio Abortion Laws May Have Caused Rise in Later Terminations as Women Struggle to Access Treatment Quickly
Press Release