Abortion Clinic Closures and Care Churn
This project evaluates the impact of state policies and practices on abortion clinics and health care providers, as well as which policies, laws, and regulations contribute to clinic closures and changes in abortion service delivery in Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia. We aim to assess the impact of closures and fluctuations in abortion care on abortion access and community health outcomes.
What we’re doing:
- conducting in-depth interviews with staff of abortion clinics in Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia that were closed between 2011-2019 to illustrate the circumstances of clinic closures
- developing an interactive mapping tool to visualize the impact of abortion clinic closures on regions within Ohio
- crafting case studies of clinics that are currently facing or have previously faced litigation to remain open
- reading legislative histories, court documents, media coverage, and interviewing attorneys, advocates, clinic representatives, and would-be patients to study the impact of state-level abortion restrictions on clinics facing potential closure and disruptions in service delivery
- conducting focus groups and interviews with reproductive healthcare providers and genetic counselors who do not work in free-standing abortion clinics to study the ripple effects of abortion regulations beyond clinic doors
Findings
Peer-Reviewed Article
February 6, 2023
Unlimited Discretion: How Unchecked Bureaucratic Discretion Can Threaten Abortion Availability
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
Seeking abortion care in Ohio and Texas during the COVID-19 pandemic
Journal Article
June 1, 2022
Ohio Abortion Regulations and Ethical Dilemmas for Obstetrician–Gynecologists
Journal Article
November 10, 2021
Experiences of Reproductive Genetic Counselors with Abortion Regulations in Ohio
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
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
Team Members
Michelle McGowan
Research Professor
Division of General and Community Pediatrics and Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati
Cynthia Beavin
PhD Student
Department of Sociology
University of Cincinnati
Danielle Bessett
Professor
Department of Sociology and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Affiliate
University of Cincinnati
Molly Broscoe
Ph.D. Student
Department of Sociology
University of Cincinnati
Payal Chakraborty
PhD Student
Division of Epidemiology
The Ohio State University
Danielle Czarnecki
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Sociology
University of Cincinnati
Meredith P. Field
Hillary Gyuras
Senior Research Associate
Department of Sociology
University of Cincinnati
Anne Heuerman
Orlaith (Orla) Heymann
Jessie Hill
Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development and Judge Ben C. Green Professor of Law
School of Law
Case Western Reserve University
Elaina Johns-Wolfe
Kelsey Mello
M.A. Student
Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
University of Cincinnati
Meredith Pensak
Assistant Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of Cincinnati
Mikaela Smith
Research Scientist
College of Public Health
The Ohio State University
Sara Zandvakili
Research Participation
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