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“It's a reality that we in medicine should catch up with”: Physician's attitudes about self-sourced and managed abortion in the United States

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  • Karlin, Jennifer
  • Novaes, Juliana
  • Sarnaik, Shashi
  • Holt, Kelsey
  • Steinauer, Jody
  • Dehlendorf, Christine

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The evolution of medical standards in stigmatized areas like abortion is influenced by medical, political, and social factors. Self-sourcing and managing medication abortion (SSMA) is on the rise in the United States, where individuals obtain medications to end their pregnancies outside traditional medical settings. Physician attitudes towards SSMA are not well understood, despite physicians’ role in setting care standards, providing medical oversight, and de-stigmatizing healthcare both within and outside clinical environments.

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  • Karlin, Jennifer & Novaes, Juliana & Sarnaik, Shashi & Holt, Kelsey & Steinauer, Jody & Dehlendorf, Christine, 2025. "“It's a reality that we in medicine should catch up with”: Physician's attitudes about self-sourced and managed abortion in the United States," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 368(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:368:y:2025:i:c:s0277953625000371
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.117708
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