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In TxPEP’s latest publication, "Abortion assistance fund staff and volunteers as patient navigators following an abortion ban in Texas," we highlight the various means of support that abortion funds provide to their callers. Aside from the financial assistance, abortion fund staff and volunteers inform callers about services and resources available. Funds also provide emotional support when callers feel overwhelmed. Texas-based abortion funds often collaborate with other organizations out-of-state to support in callers’ more complex logistical needs and increased costs. Despite all their work, there are still callers who are unable to obtain an abortion because of multiple barriers, including interpersonal violence, even with additional support.

Authors include: Kari White, Ophra Leyser-Whalen, Brooke Whitfield, Asha Dane’el, Alexis Andrea, Anna Rupani, Bhavik Kumar, and Ghazaleh Moayedi

Sam Dickman, an affiliate researcher at TxPEP and the chief medical officer of Planned Parenthood of Montana released an op-ed with the Los Angeles Times regarding the massive medical bills sexual assault survivors may encounter when seeking care.

For the full opinion piece, find it on website.

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A new report from the Society of Family Planning shows that overturning Roe v. Wade caused a disruption in abortion care, especially impacting people in banned states like . These bans have a disproportionate impact on people living at or below the poverty level–many of whom are Hispanic/Latinx, Black, and other people of color—immigrant families who fear encounters with police and border enforcement, parents who have limited childcare options, and minors who cannot involve a parent in their care.

Read more about the study in FiveThirtyEight, follow the link.

The Dobbs Divide New estimates provided exclusively to FiveThirtyEight by — a national research project led by the Society of Family Planning, a nonprofit that supports research on abortion and contraception — indicate that there were 24,290 fewer legal abortions between July 2022 and March 2023, compar...