What Happens after an Abortion Denial? A Review of Results from the Turnaway Study
AEA Papers and Proceedings
vol. 110,
May 2020
(pp. 226-30)
Abstract
We provide a brief overview of the Turnaway Study, the first study to collect longitudinal data on individual women who received versus were denied a wanted abortion in the United States. The study team collected data on nearly 1,000 women seeking an abortion from 30 facilities around the country and followed them for 5 years. We discuss some of the main findings from the study related to the health, labor, and human capital outcomes of the women who were denied abortions and gave birth. We conclude by describing future opportunities to learn from the study with new linkages to administrative data.Citation
Miller, Sarah, Laura R. Wherry, and Diana Greene Foster. 2020. "What Happens after an Abortion Denial? A Review of Results from the Turnaway Study." AEA Papers and Proceedings, 110: 226-30. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20201107Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- I12 Health Behavior
- J13 Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth
- J16 Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
- J24 Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity