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Care Churn — Why Keeping Clinic Doors Open Isn’t Enough to Ensure Access to Abortion

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  • Michelle L. McGowan, Ph.D.,
  • Alison H. Norris, M.D., Ph.D.,
  • and Danielle Bessett, Ph.D.

Restrictions and nonregulatory factors may cause fluctuations in the availability of abortion services, even when clinics remain open continuously. Such shifts are highly disruptive for clinics, create barriers for patients seeking abortions, and can be disorienting.

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Funding and Disclosures

Disclosure forms provided by the authors are available at NEJM.org.

Author Affiliations

From the Ethics Center, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (M.L.M.), and the Departments of Pediatrics (M.L.M.), Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (M.L.M.), and Sociology (D.B.), University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, and the College of Public Health and the College of Medicine, Ohio State University, Columbus (A.H.N.).

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