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. 2024 Jan 2;331(1):75-77.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.22418.

Travel Time and Costs for Abortion for Military Service Members After the Dobbs Decision

Benjamin Rader  1 , Yulin Hswen  2 , Neil K R Sehgal  1 , John S Brownstein  1
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Travel Time and Costs for Abortion for Military Service Members After the Dobbs Decision

Benjamin Rader et al. JAMA. .
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This study quantifies the change in travel times for military service personnel to abortion facilities following the US Supreme Court Dobbs decision and estimates the cost of an abortion-related travel reimbursement policy.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Rader reported personal fees from US Army Reserve that ended prior to beginning this work and were outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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