This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between the accessibility of abortion services and …) and the Myers abortion facility database from 2011 to 2018. The analysis reveals that a rise in travel distance to the … nearest abortion facility significantly increases the incidence of child maltreatment. Specifically, we find that a 100-mile …

We use difference-in-differences research designs to estimate the effects of abortion bans on births at the county … level, leveraging data on changes in driving distance and appointment availability at the nearest facility where abortion … measurable barriers. However, the effects grow substantially with travel burdens. In counties where the nearest abortion facility …

We examine the multigenerational impacts of legalized abortion in the United States by analyzing how early …, we link maternal early-life exposure to legal abortion with improved birth outcomes in the subsequent generation …

Twenty-six states require that women seeking an abortion wait between 18 and 72 hours after receipt of counseling … before the abortion can be completed. Thirteen states require that the counseling be given in person necessitating at least … two visits to the provider. In April of 2015, Arkansas increased the waiting period for an abortion from 24 to 48 hours …

Recent studies based on 20th century US data conclude that abortion access raises children's average socioeconomic … outcomes. We generalize a model of fertility, highlighting assumptions under which these abortion predictions can be reversed …. Using 19th century abortion restrictions, we empirically demonstrate these points. Despite a more than 5 percent increase in …