Differences in abortion use by sexual orientation in 3 national cohorts

JAMA Network Open

2025-05-06

(Press-News.org) About The Study: In this study using data from retrospectively reported pregnancies from 3 longitudinal cohorts, all sexual minority groups had increased abortion use compared with completely heterosexual participants, and abortion use was heterogeneous; given the higher use of abortion among sexual minority populations, they are more likely to be disproportionately impacted by the narrowing of abortion access in the U.S. after the Supreme Court Dobbs decision. Future research is needed to understand the pathways that contribute to the unique abortion care needs of sexual minority individuals, in order to provide adequate support for abortion seekers.

Corresponding author: To contact the corresponding author, Payal Chakraborty, Ph.D., email pchakraborty@hsph.harvard.edu.

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