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It is time to integrate abortion into primary care

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  • Yanow, S.

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The Roe v Wade decision made safe abortion available but did not change the reality that more than 1 million women face an unwanted pregnancy every year. Forty years after Roe v Wade, the procedure is not accessible to many US women. The politics of abortion have led to a plethora of laws that create enormous barriers to abortion access, particularly for young, rural, and low-income women. Family medicine physicians and advanced practice clinicians are qualified to provide abortion care. To realize the promise of Roe v Wade, first-trimester abortion must be integrated into primary care and public health professionals and advocatesmust work to remove barriers to the provision of abortion within primary care settings. Copyright © 2012 by the American Public Health Association®.

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  • Yanow, S., 2013. "It is time to integrate abortion into primary care," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 103(1), pages 14-16.
  • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2012.301119_9
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301119
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