As abortion rights become more restricted in the United States, a new study shows that it has become harder for women to access reproductive health care services — such as routine screenings and birth control — in recent years.
As abortion rights become more restricted in the United States, a new study shows that it’s become harder for women to access reproductive health care services more broadly – such as routine screenings and birth control – in recent years. Women seeking reproductive health care were more likely to report challenges to access – and more of them – in 2021 than they were in 2017, according to the study, published Monday in JAMA Network Open.
About 1 in 4 women identified this as a challenge in 2021, up from about 1 in 5 in 2017. Cost became slightly less of a barrier in that timeframe, but interpersonal relationships and logistical challenges such as finding transportation or child care became more challenging. The Covid-19 pandemic likely contributed to these shifts, according to the researchers. Fear of contracting the virus could have heightened anxieties around visiting a health care setting, for example.
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