Contraception. 2023 Sep 4:110278. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2023.110278. Online ahead of print.
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the annual number of incarcerated pregnant people in state and federal prisons needing an abortion.
STUDY DESIGN: We used 2021 Bureau of Justice Statistics data and prior studies’ findings to estimate the number of pregnant incarcerated people, then calculated state-specific abortion ratios to determine the number potentially needing an abortion.
RESULTS: Out of 638 pregnant people incarcerated in prisons annually, 110 would be expected to need an abortion, including 55 in states where abortion is currently banned or restricted.
CONCLUSIONS: Under Dobbs, many incarcerated pregnant people will be forced to continue unwanted pregnancies to term.
PMID:37673362 | DOI:10.1016/j.contraception.2023.110278
