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Out-of-State Travel for Abortion Care Before and After the Dobbs v Jackson Decision

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.29968

August 21, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cohort study compares abortion utilization in North Carolina and its neighboring states before and after the 2022 US Supreme Court Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision to assess the implications for abortion care access.

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Corresponding Author: Kelsey B. Loeliger, MD, PhD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 Jonathan Lucas St, Charleston, SC 29425 (loeliger@musc.edu).

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