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A new study by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers finds that state abortion restrictions enacted after the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs decision are linked to higher rates of intimate partner violence (IPV). The analysis estimates that near-total abortion bans and increased travel distance to care contributed to about 9,000 additional incidents of IPV among women in affected states.

The latest report from #WeCount, a national effort to count the number of clinician-provided abortions in the United States, documents that abortion numbers continue to rise in both Wisconsin and the U.S., and telehealth is playing a growing role, with about one third of recent abortions for Wisconsin residents delivered by out-of-state shield law providers.

A new study of Wisconsin obstetrician-gynecologists finds that healthcare institutions’ lack of clear clinical and legal guidance after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision not only shaped patient care but also increased clinician stress and eroded their trust in health systems.

A new study by researchers from the Reproductive Equity Action Lab, UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity, and Guttmacher Institute, published in the journal Contraception, reveals that most people who aren’t using contraception — and many who have never used long-acting reversible contraception — say it’s because of personal preferences, not because they cannot access contraception.

A study published recently in the Journal of Health Economics links the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, which curtailed abortion access in many states, to an uptick in child protective services (CPS) involvement, particularly among communities already marginalized and under-resourced.

Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision in June 2022, the threat of Wisconsin’s 1849 abortion law detrimentally altered the ability of physicians to provide healthcare for pregnant patients and harmed patients facing pregnancy complications according to a new study by UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity researchers.

New research led by UW Collaborative for Reproductive Equity postdoctoral scholar Taehyun Kim shows that after Illinois introduced Medicaid coverage for abortion care, more Illinois residents were able to access abortion services.

A study published in December in the Journal of Health Economics by UW-Madison researchers finds that state-mandated waiting periods for abortion are associated with increases in intimate partner violence against women of reproductive age.

A recent Guttmacher Institute study conducted in Wisconsin and three other states before and after the Dobbs ruling shows that people are experiencing worsening contraceptive care in the landmark decision’s aftermath. The study finds several …