The health impact of restricting public funds for abortion October 10, 1977-June 10, 1978

W. Cates , A.M. Kimball, J. Gold, G.L. Rubin, J.C. Smith, R.W. Rochat and C.W. Tyler

American Journal of Public Health, 1979, vol. 69, issue 9, 945-947

Abstract: The Centre for Disease Control (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia implemented an eight-month prospective surveillance system in 24 hospitals distributed among states with and without public funding for abortion. Out of 3,157 visits for abortion-related complications, only 10 women gave a history of non-physician or self-induced abortion and none were Medicaid recipients. The small number of hospitals located in non-funded states and the smaller numbers of women served in these hospitals than in the funded states limited the power of our study. Women living along the Texas-Mexico border appeared more likely to have complications after illegal abortions than women from other areas of the country.

Date: 1979
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.69.9.945

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