Reproductive rights denied: The hyde amendment and access to abortion for native American women using indian health service facilities

S.B. Arnold

American Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 104, issue 10, 1892-1893

Abstract: Restrictions on the use of federal funds to provide abortions have limited the access to abortion services for Native American women receiving care at Indian Health Service facilities. Current data suggest that the vast majority of Indian Health Service facilities are unequipped to provide abortions under any circumstances. Native American women experience disproportionately high rates of sexual assault and unintended pregnancy. Hyde Amendment restrictions systematically infringe on the reproductive rights of Native American women and present a pressing public health policy concern.

Keywords: American Indian; article; economics; female; health care delivery; human; induced abortion; organization and management; pregnancy; public health service; reproductive rights; statistics; United States, Abortion, Induced; Female; Health Services Accessibility; Humans; Indians, North American; Pregnancy; Reproductive Rights; United States; United States Indian Health Service (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302084

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