Mental health and beliefs about abortion access following changes to reproductive healthcare laws in 2022: findings from Oklahoma.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A secondary analysis of cross-sectional survey data was conducted to characterize beliefs about abortion access in Oklahoma, measure stress associated with the overturn of Roe vs. Wade (2022), and evaluate the potential relationship between post-Roe stress (PR stress) and mental health.

Methods

From August through September 2022, adult Oklahomans (N = 1793) were surveyed about their sociodemographic characteristics, beliefs about abortion access, frequency of past-month stress related to the overturn of Roe vs. Wade, and mental health. Beliefs about abortion access were characterized overall and within sociodemographic groups. The relationship between PR stress and mental health was evaluated, and inductive thematic analysis of open-ended responses regarding rea

SUBMITTER: Sifat MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12754993 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature