Contraception
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Pregnant, incarcerated people retain the constitutional right to abortion, but evidence suggests that many cannot access abortion services. State and federal prisons are often located in remote areas and there is a known shortage of abortion providers across the U.S., particularly in remote areas. The goal of this study was to determine the proximity of state and federal prisons to the nearest abortion clinic. ⋯ Distance between prisons and abortion clinics may contribute to the many barriers that incarcerated people face when seeking an abortion. Policies and laws that exacerbate the burden of distance further impair incarcerated people's abilities to access abortion and prisons' constitutional obligation to provide access to abortion.
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Across Australia, multiple strategies have emerged to decentralize abortion care and increase access to mifepristone, including incorporating medication abortion into primary care and offering the mifepristone and misoprostol regimen via telemedicine. We aimed to explore the experiences of patients accessing medication abortion care across these different health service delivery formats and different geographic areas. ⋯ The continued over regulation of mifepristone creates barriers for incorporating medication abortion into primary care settings and has significant implications for patient access and abortion stigma. Regulatory reform and provider education and training have the potential to improve abortion patients' experiences with medication abortion.