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. 2022 Feb 1;5(2):e221122.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.1122.

Association of Texas Senate Bill 8 With Requests for Self-managed Medication Abortion

Abigail R A Aiken  1 , Jennifer E Starling  2 , James G Scott  3 , Rebecca Gomperts  4
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Association of Texas Senate Bill 8 With Requests for Self-managed Medication Abortion

Abigail R A Aiken et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

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    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Mar 1;5(3):e227184. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.7184. JAMA Netw Open. 2022. PMID: 35311969 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines whether the passage of Texas Senate Bill 8 was associated with an increase in requests for self-managed medication abortion.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Gomperts reported being the Founder and Director of Aid Access. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.. Requests to Aid Access Between October 1, 2020, and December 31, 2021
Panel A shows daily requests to Aid Access from Texas, and panels B and C show the mean request rate before and after Senate Bill (SB) 8 took effect in Texas and in the other 49 US states, respectively.
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References

    1. Texas Legislature Online. Texas Senate Bill 8. Accessed October 28, 2021. https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/pdf/SB00008H.pdf
    1. Aiken ARA, Starling JE, Gomperts R. Factors associated with use of an online telemedicine service to access self-managed medical abortion in the US. JAMA Netw Open. 2021;4(5):e2111852. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.11852 - DOI - PMC - PubMed
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    1. Texas Health and Human Services Commission . Induced termination of pregnancy (ITOP) statistics. Updated October 2021. Accessed October 28, 2021. https://www.hhs.texas.gov/about/records-statistics/data-statistics/itop-...
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