The rates of young people seeking permanent contraception increased drastically following the overturning of Roe v Wade in June of 2022, a new study released Friday has revealed.
Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Boston University examined male and female procedures for 18- to 30-year-olds between 2019 and 2022 and compared them with 2022 to 2023 rates.
Publishing in the JAMA Health Forum, authors Jacqueline Ellison, Brittany Brown-Podgorski and Jake Morgan documented increases in demand for tubal sterilization for women and vasectomies for men. Prior to the Dobbs decision, researchers found tubal ligations had increased by 2.84 procedures per 100,000 visits per month. After the ruling, tubal ligations increased to 5.3 procedures per month.
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