Publications
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An Exploration of Contraceptive Choice Pathways in Adolescents and Young Adults
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Trends in Continuation of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Among Adolescents Receiving Medicaid
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Commentary
Misinformation around Birth Control Online is a form of Contraception Coercion
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U.S. College Students’ Perspectives on Contraception and Abortion post-Dobbs: The Influence of Socioeconomic Privilege and Gender Inequity
This study examines college students’ perspectives on contraception and abortion in the context of the United States Supreme Court’s decision to eliminate the constitutional right to abortion in June 2022. Qualitative data analysis of participant interviews revealed three main themes, regarding participants’ attitudes toward the Supreme Court decision, the impact of said legal decision on their contraceptive use, and their perceived ability to access abortion services in the future.
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How TikTok is being used to talk about abortion post-Roe: A content analysis of the most liked abortion TikToks
TikTok, a popular video-sharing application, may be a source of information about abortion, yet little is known about the tone and content of such videos. To fill this gap, researchers analyzed the most liked abortion videos on TikTok three months following the U.S. Supreme Court decision Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Their analysis found these videos to be primarily political in nature. Relatively few videos provided practical information about accessing abortion care, presenting an opportunity for healthcare providers, public health advocates, and activists to improve access and awareness of new pathways to care.
“[Our findings] highlight the role of TikTok in sharing information and perspectives during periods of restrictions in abortion access and anti-abortion political activity.”
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Adolescents and Abortion Restrictions: Disproportionate Burdens and Critical Warnings
Calling upon advocates, providers, and researchers, this commentary highlights the need for adolescent health professionals to respond to a changing policy landscape that imposes disproportionate barriers and burdens on young people seeking abortion. Citing existing health and policy data, authors examine the ways abortion restrictions, brought on by the overturning of Roe v. Wade, have already impacted teens’ ability to access abortion and prompted many to raise concerns about future attacks on their right to other reproductive healthcare services, such as birth control.
“It is time to listen to, amplify, and respond to the perspectives of young people in the post-Dobbs landscape; otherwise, we risk significant erosion of their health and rights moving forward.”
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Commentary
Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pills have been Approved. Let’s make them Inexpensive and Easily Available
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Racial Inequities in Adolescent Contraceptive Care Delivery: A Reproductive Justice Issue
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Measuring Quality STI care among Adolescent Female Primary Care Patients in Philadelphia
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Commentary
What if we didn’t Shame Teen Moms?
This commentary explores the roles shame, punishment, and systemic racism have played in shaping The United States’ attitudes towards teen pregnancy and parenting. Asking the timely question “What if we didn’t shame teen moms?”, authors use research and anecdotes to reveal what happens when our society demonizes young people instead of giving them the resources they need to thrive.
“Our fear arose from a culture that heaps stigma on teen pregnancy. A culture that tells us again and again how tragic it is and how hard it will be—holding teen mothers up as symbols of failure instead of providing the resources and affirmation they need to actually thrive. The real tragedy is the United States’ attitude toward young motherhood, an especially cruel contradiction in this post-Roe era when many young people’s rights have been restricted and girls are being pushed toward parenthood.”
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Elevating the Needs of Minor Adolescents in a Landscape of Reduced Abortion Access in the United States
This commentary highlights abortion access barriers specific to minor adolescents (those aged <18 years) and proposes strategic responses adolescent healthcare communities can enact. Emphasizing the need to adopt a reproductive justice framework, this commentary identifies changes that can be made at an individual, community, and nationwide level that promote adolescent’s health outcomes and honor their right to bodily autonomy.
“When adolescents do not have access to comprehensive reproductive care, unmet needs lead to negative health and social consequences that may persist across the life course.”
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Commentary
Forcing Thousands of Teens to Parent in a Post-Roe Nation
Findings from the first nationwide count of abortions following Dobbs v. Jackson led researchers to estimate that at least 7,000 teenagers in the US will be unable to access a legal abortion, and be forced into parenthood, in the year following this Supreme Court decision. In this commentary, authors explore the stark reality of these findings, which they argue will harm young people and exacerbate existing racial and economic inequities nationwide.
“For a teen, being denied an abortion isn’t just a bump in the road; it forces them onto a lifelong path they didn’t choose. Pregnant people who are denied an abortion are more likely to go on to live in poverty with their children and struggle to pay for basic expenses like food and housing.”
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The Adolescent’s Right to Confidential Care when Considering Abortion
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Development of a Clinical Questionnaire to Support Contraception Decisions in an Adolescent Reproductive Health Clinic in Colorado
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