CORE colleague Laura Swan also reveals significant socioeconomic barriers to preferred contraception ➡️ buff.ly/qwafYIO

These studies emphasize the need for financial equity, improved quality of care, and accurate, person-centered information to help people meet their contraceptive preferences. 🏥

Costs, logistics, and concerns about side effects and health risks were the main barriers 🚧 to using preferred contraceptive methods.

📈 Healthcare interactions also play a crucial role. Respondents who reported higher-quality contraceptive care 💬 were more likely to be using their preferred method.

💬 From the study: “As reproductive health care access faces growing threats, OTC contraception offers a promising strategy to support reproductive autonomy and reduce disparities in contraceptive use.”

💡 Improved community awareness and insurance reimbursement could impact access and autonomy.

The findings also indicate that over-the-counter access could substantially impact contraceptive practices.

🔍 OTC oral contraceptives led to a:
📈 32% increase in people shifting from no contraception to an FDA-approved method
⬆️ 41% rise from less-effective methods to the OTC pill

⚖️ Current state and federal efforts to restrict medication abortion access threaten this important, safe, and effective health service.

⚠️ In #Wisconsin, state law prohibits telehealth medication abortion care. Read more in CORE's latest brief ➡️ buff.ly/qQ8iEHn

The above 👆 study also suggests that telehealth is addressing gaps in access for underserved populations. People who ordered pills from the telehealth abortion service Aid Access were more likely to live in areas with:
📊 Higher poverty
🛜 Slower internet
🛣️ Longer travel to clinics

CORE research also documents the impacts on Wisconsinites of restricting abortion access.

⚠️ When abortion clinics in #Wisconsin stopped offering services for 15 months post-Dobbs due to an 1849 law, costs of seeking out-of-state abortion care exceeded $1,000.
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The above findings are from @ansirh.bsky.social research in @amjpublichealth.bsky.social. buff.ly/hvhp4Mh

The big picture: "Longer travel times, higher costs, and delays in accessing services are fundamental barriers to care that exacerbate existing reproductive health inequities."
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It is essential to understand and address access disparities across sexual identities to provide adequate care. 🏥

ℹ️ DHS and Planned Parenthood provide #LGBTQ+ reproductive and sexual health resources in #WI and beyond:
www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/lgbthealth/r...
www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-pare...

Evidence shows that compared to heterosexual individuals, #LGBTQ+ people:

🩺 Have less access to quality reproductive care, leading to higher unintended pregnancy rates

📈 Are more likely to struggle to keep and find medical providers due to abortion bans (www.americanprogress.org/article/new-...)