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The need to travel long distances for abortion services is linked to lower abortion rates, according to an international study. US researchers used computer simulations based on abortion statistics to estimate the distance Americans must travel to access abortion services across the country, to see how it affected abortion rates. They found the further a woman was from abortion services, the less likely she was to access them. For those within eight kilometres of a clinic, there were about 21.1 abortions per 1,000 women, compared to 3.9 per 1,000 for those further than 190 kilometres away. The researchers say integrating abortion services into primary care and offering abortion medication via telehealth could help improve access for those living in rural and remote areas.
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Association of Travel Distance to Nearest Abortion Facility With Rates of Abortion
What The Study Did: This national analysis examined the association between the travel distance to the nearest abortion care facility and abortion rate and the effect of reduced travel distance.
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