This article by Henshaw and Finer is a comprehensive source for data on barriers to safe abortion services.

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This articles by Lichtenberg et al published in Contraception explores survey data of first trimester surgical abortion practices among member providers, warning against the future effects of a “graying” (aging) provider population..

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This article by Dobie et al published in Family Planning Perspectives notes that women in this region are traveling farther and often to obtain abortion services and are having those procedures at a later gestational age.

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This article by Rosenblatt et al published in The American Journal of Public Health reviews a survey of rural Idaho physicians’ opposition to providing abortion services, noting personal moral or religious objections and loval community opposition.

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