Systemic efforts to deny access to reproductive healthcare have serious consequences that disproportionately harm low-income people and families of color.
Access to contraception in the United States varies widely by state, with significant regional differences shaping reproductive autonomy, preventive health care access, and broader health equity outcomes.
Research exploring the impacts of carrying an unwanted pregnancy to term has exposed serious consequences to women’s and children’s health and wellbeing. Similarly, restricting access to abortion causes mental and emotional distress, most significantly experienced before obtaining an abortion, especially when care is not easily accessible. Person-centered contraceptive access supports and promotes reproductive autonomy, sexual well-being, menstrual regulation, and preventive health measures.
Additional related resources:
- Advancing Solutions for Reproductive Justice
- Insurance for a Healthier Future: How Medicaid Supports Us All
Expand evidence-based contraceptive access policies and continue to study how policy differences affect health outcomes.
Topic: Maternal Health and Reproductive Justice