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Rachel Jones, Principal Research Scientist, Guttmacher Institute

Abortion(s) in the United States: Who has them and where are they performed?
When Oct 24, 2016
from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM
Where 1101 Morrill Hall
Contact Name
Contact Phone 301-405-6403
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About the Presentation

Abortion is a politically sensitive, and often controversial, topic. In this context, misinformation and lack of factual information about abortion can be detrimental. The Guttmacher Institute has been conducting research on abortion for over four decades, focusing on two aspects: abortion patients and abortion providers. This body of work is intended to inform public health programs as well as state and national policies intended to reduce unintended pregnancy. Guttmacher’s Abortion Patient Surveys (APS) have established that the majority of abortion patients are in their 20s, more than half have one or more children and three-quarters are poor or low-income. This presentation will take a closer look at overlap in these characteristics, for example, revealing what proportion of abortion patients are low-income, unmarried, mothers. Additionally, I will discuss current research examining characteristics of patients who have very early abortions and those who have second-trimester procedures. Guttmacher’s Abortion Provider Census (APC), conducted since 1973, has established that the abortion rate has been declining since the early 1990s, with particularly steep declines occurring since 2008. This presentation will discuss potential reasons for the decline, as well as the implications of the historic shift in abortion provision from hospitals to clinics. Finally, I will discuss preliminary findings from research on abortion rates by population characteristics, using combined data from both the APS and the APC.

About the Speaker

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Rachel K. Jones is a Principal Research Scientist at the Guttmacher Institute, where she has worked since 1999. Since 2000, she has been the principal investigator for the Institute’s national studies of U.S. abortion patients, and she has overseen the U.S. Abortion Provider Census since 2005. In turn, Dr. Jones is considered a leading expert on abortion in the United States. She has also conducted studies on contraceptive use, health insurance and adolescent sexual health in the United States, using both qualitative and quantitative methods. Dr. Jones is a member of the American Public Health Association, the Society of Family Planning, Population Association of America, and she also serves on the board of the National Abortion Federation. She received her PhD in sociology from Tulane University, where she studied gender, family and inequality.

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