Use of Oral and Emergency Contraceptives After the US Supreme Court's Dobbs Decision.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The US Supreme Court Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization decision allowed states to strengthen restrictions on abortion access, triggering the closure of family planning clinics and leading to confusion about the legality of emergency contraceptives (ECs).

Objectives

To evaluate the association between the Dobbs decision and fills for oral and emergency contraceptives in states that enacted the most restrictive abortion policies after Dobbs.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used data on contraceptive fills for women of reproductive age (15-49 years) in the US from IQVIA's National Prescription Audit PayerTrak and data from the Guttmacher Institute were used to categorize changes in abortion restrictions in each state. A difference

SUBMITTER: Qato DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11208973 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature