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. 2025 Jul;115(7):1037-1041.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2025.308084. Epub 2025 Apr 17.

Beyond Boundaries: Navigating Challenges and Charting the Future of Reproductive Health Care in the Post- Roe Landscape

Tuyet Mai Ha Hoang  1 , Radia DeLuna  1 , Elise Albertson  1 , Ainslee Wong  1 , Aaron Santoyo  1 , Victoria Ferrara  1
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Beyond Boundaries: Navigating Challenges and Charting the Future of Reproductive Health Care in the Post- Roe Landscape

Tuyet Mai Ha Hoang et al. Am J Public Health. 2025 Jul.

Abstract

We explored the challenges facing abortion providers after Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization was decided in 2022. We conducted six focus groups with 26 abortion providers between October 2023 and April 2024. Two themes emerged: (1) there was a lack of comprehensive patient care, and (2) we must forge a collective future for reproductive health. Our findings demonstrate that abortion bans contribute directly to the increasing burden on providers and to diminishing resources. We identify recommendations and multilevel solutions from stakeholders to address care coordination challenges. (Am J Public Health. 2025;115(7):1037-1041. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2025.308084).

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Themes of and Provider-Informed Recommendations for Addressing Reproductive Health Care Challenges Note. TRAP = targeted regulation of abortion providers.
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