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- One Thing I Know:Abortion Restrictions are Harmful to Everyone
- Seeking financial and practical support in an abortion-hostile state: Analysis of abortion fund data in Kentucky, 2014–2021
- Prior knowledge and experience with self-managed abortion among people seeking abortion care in US midwestern states
- An Assessment of Burdens and Challenges to Abortion Seekers Resulting from Ohio’s Waiting Period and Two-Appointment Requirements
- Who called Kentucky abortion fund for help in the years before Roe v. Wade was overturned?
- 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
- Amid lawsuits on Ohio abortion laws, researchers study impacts on care
- The fate of the abortion pill rests with the Supreme Court
- Association of Medicaid Reimbursement Policies with Provision of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception in the Postpartum Period, 2012–2018
- From the Front Lines: The Need for Stakeholder Coalitions in Preserving Reproductive Autonomy
- More Than Abortion: Why Reproductive Justice Matters in Cincinnati Post-Roe
- Ohio State Experts explain Biden's plan for contraception, abortion
- Tens of thousands of rape victims became pregnant in states with abortion bans, study estimates
- Service trends among non-obstetrics/gynecology providers in the U.S.: Long-acting reversible contraception insertions, removals, and re-insertions
- How Many Abortions Did the Post-Roe Bans Prevent?
- Ohioans can get treatment for high blood pressure. Abortion should be no different.
- Abortions dropped 15% across Ohio last year; researchers, activists point to heartbeat law
- Why the Ohio Supreme Court case on the 6-week abortion ban is so important for BIPOC Midwesterners
- What would the Ohio amendment on the ballot mean for abortions later in pregnancy?
- COVID-19 and abortion in the Ohio River Valley
- Could midwives help fill Ohio’s maternity care gaps? Some rural practitioners think so.
- One year after Roe overturned, more women seeking abortions turn to Michigan
- One Year Later: What Abortion Patients' Stories Can Tell Researchers About Life After Dobbs
- Abortion-rights supporters intensify Florida efforts on anniversary of Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade
- How Missouri’s full abortion ban reverberates a year after Roe was overturned
- How Ohio’s abortion landscape has changed in one year since Roe was overturned
- Kansas may be outlier in national decrease in abortions since Dobbs decision
- One Year After the Fall of Roe: Dobbs Ruling has Lowered Standards of Care, Increased Health Risks
- How many fewer abortions were performed after the overturning of Roe v. Wade?
- The Precarious State of Medication Abortion Access in Ohio
- FAQ: 2010s Abortion Landscape in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio
- Summary: State of Confusion
- State of Confusion: Ohio’s Restrictive Abortion Landscape and the Production of Uncertainty in Reproductive Health Care
- As post-Roe bans swept the U.S., legal abortions dropped nationwide — but not in Kansas
- “The Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety” Ballot Initiative
- Opinion: Research shows harmful effects of abortion bans
- Out-of-staters are flocking to places where abortions are easier to get
- Gov. Ron DeSantis Signs Florida Six-Week Abortion Ban
- How Ohio’s abortion numbers have changed since Roe v. Wade was overturned
- Pregnancy in Abortion-Ban States Is Becoming More Dangerous
- Legal Abortions Fell by 6 Percent in the Six Months After Dobbs, New Data Shows
- Reproductive justice teach in creates community and awareness
- Ohio abortions drop after Roe v. Wade ruling, rebound after state ban blocked, report says
- New report shows impact of abortion restrictions
- Mapping Abortion Access: Teaching about Abortion through Geography
- Abortion and the Politics of Care during COVID-19
- Kentucky's abortion landscape, 2010 to 2019: an analysis of pre-Dobbs abortion disparities in a rural, restrictive state
- Abortion-Related Laws and Concurrent Patterns in Abortion Incidence in Indiana, 2010–2019
- Abortions in Ohio decreased after Dobbs decision as patients sought out-of-state treatment
- Abortion in Ohio Post-Dobbs: Unpacking the Numbers and Stories
- Unlimited Discretion: How Unchecked Bureaucratic Discretion Can Threaten Abortion Availability
- Study: State regulations on abortion depend on bureaucratic implementation
- Ohio Abortion Regulations and Ethical Dilemmas for OBGYNs With Meredith Field & Jessie Hill
- Q & A: Abortion access after Dobbs
- The double-edged sword of abortion regulations: Decreasing training opportunities while increasing knowledge requirements
- Factors associated with never-use of long-acting reversible contraception among adult reproductive-aged women in Ohio
- Seeking abortion care in Ohio and Texas during the COVID-19 pandemic
- The crisis pregnancy center next door: How taxpayer money intended for poor families is funding a growing anti-abortion movement
- Should Kentucky's constitution protect the right to abortion? Voters will soon decide
- Assessing psychosocial costs: Ohio patients’ experiences seeking abortion care
- Housing Stability and Access to General Healthcare and Reproductive Healthcare Among Women in Ohio
- Maternity care ‘deserts’ on the rise across the U.S., report finds
- B.R.E.A.C.H. Podcast: Buckeyes Racial/Ethnic Awareness Centered in Healthcare
- Free, But At What Cost? How Crisis Pregnancy Centers Provide Services
- Lawyer's Mission: Translate Tenn.'S Bewildering Abortion Ban
- Provider Mistrust and Telemedicine Abortion Care Preferences Among Patients in Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky
- Comparison of abortion incidence estimates derived from direct survey questions versus the list experiment among women in Ohio
- Abortion bans trip over states' past efforts to fight Obamacare
- What the data says about abortion in the Chattanooga region
- Facing uncertain future, Planned Parenthood workers turn to unions for support
- In wake of the Supreme Court’s Roe decision, New York preps for out-of-state women seeking abortions
- ‘We are bearing witness’: Health researchers navigate a post-Roe world
- New study shows most Ohioans who want an abortion won't be able to get one under new ban
- Less income, education associated with learning about pregnancy after Ohio’s 6-week abortion limit, OSU study suggests
- Doctors worry stricter abortion bans will lead to more maternal deaths
- Who loses access to legal abortion with a 6-week ban?
- Genetic counseling likely to become more 'complicated' in wake of Roe repeal
- Policy Brief: Ohio's Six-Week Abortion Ban
- Before abortion ban, most Ohioans received procedure after six weeks, study finds
- NIH Privacy Certificates Shield Reproductive Research Post-Roe
- Fact Check: Could Pregnant 10-Year-Old Girl Get an Abortion in Ohio?
- 'This isn't like Texas': Experts say helping Ohio patients get abortion care isn't illegal
- Get Informed With The Top 5 Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) on Abortion Legislation
- Maternal deaths likely to increase in Ohio post-Roe
- OPEN studies impact of policy on reproductive health and equity
- Ohio Abortion Legislation: A Timeline of Laws Passed Since 2011 - updated October 2022 (PDF)
- Young Kentuckians say state’s trigger law banning abortions makes them ‘scared’ for future
- What is the future of abortion in Ohio? Columbus Conversation today
- 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
- Why the End of Roe Is Terrible For Men, Too
- Eddie & Rocky | 6/24/22
- Some worried the overturning of Roe v. Wade will disproportionately affect Black women
- The Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, what are the legal and societal implications?
- Butler County reacts to Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade
- Roe v. Wade: Studies reveal what abortion ban means for women forced to cross state lines
- ‘Crisis Pregnancy Centers’ stack deck against abortion clinics, do so with state support
- Ohioans deserve access to abortion care. Let’s work together to preserve that right: Maggie Scotece
- These researchers study abortion in states likely to ban it. That will make their jobs even harder
- The future of abortion and abortion laws if Roe falls
- Republicans keep passing extreme anti-abortion bans without popular support. Here’s why
- In a Post-Roe Ohio, Women Could Have to Travel up to 339 Miles for an Out-of-State Abortion
- Immediate Post-Roe Scenarios, State by State
- Ohio Abortion Regulations and Ethical Dilemmas for Obstetrician–Gynecologists
- Abortion Restrictions are Harmful to Everyone
- Roe in the Crosshairs: Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization (PDF)
- Ending Abortion Access May Widen Public Health Inequalities for Black Women, Poor Ohioans
- Abortion Clinics in Ohio, 2010 - Present
- If Roe v. Wade is Overturned, What's Next for Ohio?
- What Would an Abortion Ban Mean for Ohioans?
- Traveling for Care: Abortion in the United States (PDF)
- What Could Happen in Ohio if the U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade
- Companies Fill the Void as States Restrict Abortion Rights
- U.S. States Could Ban People from Traveling for Abortions, Experts Warn
- OPEN Statement on the U.S. Supreme Court Draft Opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
- Ohio State University Study Calculates Travel, Cost for Procedure if Ohio Bans Abortion
- If Abortion is Banned in Ohio, Seekers Would Have to Drive 157 to 269 Miles
- OSU Study: Overturning Roe v. Wade Would Increase Travel Time for Abortion Care
- Ohio Research: Post-Roe Scenario Would Increase Travel for Abortion Care
- Studies Detail Current, Future Obstacles to Abortion Care
- How Ohio's Proposed Abortion Bans Would Impact Travel Distance to Access Abortion Care
- Envisioning a Post-Roe v. Wade America
- Escaping an Abortion Desert Isn’t as Simple as Crossing State Lines
- Buckeyes Racial/Ethnic Awareness Centered in Healthcare
- Abortion Travel Within the United States: An Observational Study of Cross-State Movement to Obtain Abortion Care in 2017
- “I Felt Like I Was a Bad Person…Which I’m Not”: Stigmatization in Crisis Pregnancy Centers (PDF)
- The Dual Burden of Unmet Reproductive Health Care Needs Among Women with Substance Use Disorder in Ohio (PDF)
- Community-Based Systems Dynamics for Reproductive Health: An Example from Urban Ohio, USA
- “I Felt Like I Was a Bad Person… Which I’m Not”: Stigmatization in Crisis Pregnancy Centers
- Reproductive Justice, Public Black Feminism in Practice: A Reflection on Community-Based Participatory Research in Cincinnati
- If Region’s Abortion Clinics Close Under New Ohio Law, Would Create ‘Abortion Desert’
- Access to Contraception Could Be Threatened if the Supreme Court Overturns Roe V. Wade
- As Roe V Wade Hangs on a U.S. Supreme Court Decision, Ohio Lawmakers Pass Their Own Abortion Restrictions
- Ohio Survey Data Assessing Perceptions of Abortion Safety
- Assessing Perceptions of Abortion Safety (PDF)
- Understanding Abortion Clinic Selection
- “We Have to Respect That Option”: The Abortion Aversion Complex in Safety-Net Healthcare Organizations (PDF)
- Opinions About Abortion Among Reproductive-Age Women in Ohio (PDF)
- UC Study: Abortion Care Hurdles, Considerations by Ohioans
- “We Have to Respect that Option”: The Abortion Aversion Complex in Ohio’s Contraceptive Safety Net
- Experiences of Reproductive Genetic Counselors with Abortion Regulations in Ohio
- Opinions About Abortion Among Reproductive-Age Women in Ohio
- HB 480: Ohio's Proposed Total Abortion Ban (PDF)
- Assessing Risk in Seeking Abortions
- Selecting an Abortion Clinic: The Role of Social Myths and Risk Perception in Seeking Abortion Care
- Selecting an Abortion Clinic: The Role of Social Myths and Risk Perception in Seeking Abortion Care (PDF)
- Challenging an Ohio Abortion Restriction: The Federal Lawsuit Process (PDF)
- Sexcavation Podcast: Reproductive Battlegrounds
- Ohio's Proposed Abortion Trigger Bans (PDF)
- 2021 OPEN Virtual Conference
- Medication Abortion and REMS (PDF)
- Non-Use of Preferred Contraceptive Method Among Contracepting Women in Ohio (PDF)
- A Qualitative Analysis of Beliefs about Abortion Safety (PDF)
- Lifting Federal Regulations on Medication Abortion Won’t Guarantee Access in Restrictive States Like Ohio
- Visits to ‘Crisis Pregnancy Centers’ Common in Ohio
- Who Attends a Crisis Pregnancy Center in Ohio?
- Who Attends a Crisis Pregnancy Center in Ohio? (PDF)
- Lifting Federal Regulations on Medication Abortion Won’t Guarantee Access to Abortion
- Barriers to the Expansion of Medication and Telemedicine Abortion Services During COVID-19
- 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)
- 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
- Use of Non-Preferred Contraceptive Methods Among Women in Ohio
- Use of Non-Preferred Contraceptive Methods Among Women in Ohio (PDF)
- Ohio's 'Heartbeat Bill' Never Took Effect; 1 in 10 Ohio Women Thought Abortion was Illegal Anyway
- Passage of Abortion Ban and Women’s Accurate Understanding of Abortion Legality (PDF)
- Passage of Abortion Ban and Women’s Accurate Understanding of Abortion Legality
- One in 10 Ohio Women Thought Abortion Illegal Amid Attempts to Ban at 6 Weeks
- Medication Abortion in Ohio (PDF)
- Filling a Federal Void: Promises and Perils of State Law in Addressing Women's Health Disparities
- OPEN's 2020 Stakeholder Conference
- Care Churn: Why Keeping Clinic Doors Open Isn’t Enough to Ensure Access to Abortion
- Care Churn: Why Keeping Clinic Doors Open Isn’t Enough to Ensure Access to Abortion (PDF)
- Care Churn: Why Keeping Clinic Doors Open Isn't Enough to Ensure Access to Abortion
- New research paper highlights inaccessible abortion care in Toledo
- Open Clinics Aren’t Enough to Ensure Abortion Access in Ohio
- Understanding The Drop In Abortions In Ohio
- June Medical Services v. Russo: A Look at Third-Party Standing (PDF)
- Reproductive Healthcare Access in Ohio During the COVID-19 Pandemic (PDF)
- Abortion Regulations and Clinic Closures (PDF)
- Abortion Access in Ohio's Changing Legislative Context, 2010-2018 (PDF)
- Ohio State Research Finds Abortion Restrictions Hit Rural Areas Harder
- Abortion Access in Ohio’s Changing Legislative Context, 2010–2018 (PDF)
- Ohio Abortion Laws May Have Caused Rise in Later Terminations as Women Struggle to Access Treatment Quickly
- Researchers: As Ohio Abortion Regulations Increased, Disparities in Care Emerged
Team
- Emma Wolf
- Brittany Liebhard
- Rachel Mason
- Allison Guo
- Maddy Wendt
- Marta Bornstein
- Celia Williamson
- Brianna Smith
- Neela Nallamothu
- Katy McFarland
- Mahboobeh Davoodifar
- Autumn Kirkendall
- Willa Del Negro Skeehan
- Amanda Harvey
- Hannah Piscalko
- Cynthia Beavin
- Taylor Tomu
- Rosa Negash
- Kayla Alvis
- Emily Neiman
- Lydia Kotowski
- Shreekari Tadepalli
- Abigail Underwood
- Sarah CM Crow
- Courtney Kerestes
- Stef Murawsky
- Jacob Kepes
- Sarah Bostic
- Pragi Patel
- Victoria El-Hayek
- Anna Church
- Zoe Muzyczka
- Evangeline Warren
- Jennifer Glaser
- Hillary Gyuras
- Kierra Toney
- Mikaela Smith
- Emily Kim, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
- Maralyn Doering
- Shibani Chettri
- Payal Chakraborty, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute
- Christina Bijou
- Jeremy Brenner-Levoy
- Molly Broscoe
- Katherine Rivlin
- Meredith Pensak
- Tamika Odum
- Abby Norris Turner
- Michelle McGowan
- Ayaz Hyder, The Ohio State University
- Sarah Hayford
- Priya Gursahaney
- Maria Gallo
- Jessie Hill
- Alison Norris, Co-Principal Investigator of OPEN
- Danielle Bessett, Co-Principal Investigator of OPEN