The Health Consequences of Restrictive Abortion Laws

Abstract

In this issue of JAMA Internal Medicine, Gaj et al¹ report that between 2017 and 2020, 35 states enacted 227 laws that restricted access to abortion care, and only 12 states and Washington, DC enacted 29 laws that expanded access. The findings are part of an accelerating trend since 2010 of states enacting laws that restrict access to abortion with deleterious consequences for people seeking care. Identify all potential conflicts of interest that might be relevant to your comment. Conflicts of interest comprise financial interests, activities, and relationships within the past 3 years including but not limited to employment, affiliation, grants or funding, consultancies, honoraria or payment, speaker's bureaus, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, royalties, donation of medical equipment, or patents planned, pending, or issued. Err on the side of full disclosure. If you have no conflicts of interest, check "No potential conflicts of interest" in the box below. The information will be posted with your response. Not all submitted comments are published. Please see our commenting policy for details.