Protecting Access To Abortion During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Maryl G Sackeim

doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00565

Protecting Access To Abortion During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Health Aff (Millwood). 2020 Aug;39(8):1456-1458. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00565.

Author

Maryl G Sackeim¹

Affiliation

¹ Maryl G. Sackeim ([email protected]) is a fellow and clinical instructor at UChicago Medicine, in Chicago, Illinois. Pseudonyms are used throughout this essay, and personal details have been changed slightly to protect patient privacy. This essay is part of a collection of reflections on the COVID-19 pandemic.

PMID: 32744933
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00565

Abstract

Several states attempted to deem abortions nonessential during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving some women with difficult choices.

Keywords: Abortion; Access to care; COVID-19; Clinics; Coronavirus; Health policy; Pandemics; Patient safety; Pharmaceuticals; Reproductive health.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Abortion, Therapeutic / methods*
Abortion, Therapeutic / statistics & numerical data
Adult
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control
Decision Making
Elective Surgical Procedures / methods
Elective Surgical Procedures / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Gestational Age
Health Services Accessibility / statistics & numerical data*
Humans
Infection Control / methods
Pandemics / prevention & control
Pandemics / statistics & numerical data*
Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology*
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control
Pregnancy
Risk Assessment
United States