The Turnaway Study: What The Research Says About Abortion
The Turnaway Study: What The Research Says About Abortion
Signs on a temporary fence around the U.S. Supreme Court building on May 05, 2022 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images hide caption
Signs on a temporary fence around the U.S. Supreme Court building on May 05, 2022 in Washington, DC.
Anna Moneymaker / Getty ImagesA leaked draft opinion in the Supreme Court case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization has placed uncertainty on the future of abortion rights in the United States. As written, the opinion would overturn Roe v. Wade protections. We at Short Wave were immediately curious about the data behind abortions: What happens when pregnant people are denied abortions?
For answers, we turned to Dr. Diana Greene Foster, the lead researcher on the interdisciplinary team behind The Turnaway Study. For over a decade, she and her fellow researchers followed just under a thousand women who sought an abortion across 21 states. These data may give us insight into pregnant people's lives in a post Roe v. Wade United States.
Further Reading:
- Further Information about The Turnaway Study
- Summary and links to research resulting from The Turnaway Study
- Dr. Foster's book, The Turnaway Study: Ten Years, a Thousand Women, and the Consequences of Having — or Being Denied — an Abortion
This episode was edited by Gisele Grayson, and produced and fact-checked by Rebecca Ramirez. Gilly Moon was the audio engineer. Special thanks to our colleagues Lauren Hodges, Adrian Florido and Sami Yeniguin at All Things Considered for covering the Supreme Court news.