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. 2023 Jul 25;330(4):374-375.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.11073.

Tubal Sterilization Requests at a Single Institution Following the Supreme Court Decision to Overturn the Constitutional Right to Abortion

Angela C Liang  1 , Catherine Gliwa  1 , Charisse M Loder  1 , Vanessa K Dalton  1 , Roger D Smith  1
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Tubal Sterilization Requests at a Single Institution Following the Supreme Court Decision to Overturn the Constitutional Right to Abortion

Angela C Liang et al. JAMA. .
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Plain language summary

This study uses data from electronic health records to examine the rate of tubal sterilization requests in 3 periods before and after the US Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, compared with the same periods in 2019 and 2021, at a single institution in Michigan.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Loder reported receiving grants from Sebela Pharmaceuticals and Merck for contraceptive clinical trials. Dr Dalton reported receiving grant funding from the National Institutes of Health, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Population Affairs, and an anonymous donor; receiving personal fees from the Arnold Foundation; serving as a paid contributing editor for The Medical Letter and an author for UpToDate; receiving instructor fees from the Society of Family Planning; receiving consulting fees from Bind; and serving as an expert witness for Merck. No other disclosures were reported.

Figures

Figure.
Figure.. Sterilization Requests by Month, 2019, 2021, and 2022
Denominator includes the total reproductive-aged (15-49 years) population in the primary care panel, including male and female sex. On average, the panel increased 7% from year to year.
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