Perceiving and Addressing the Pervasive Racial Disparity in Abortion
Black women have been experiencing induced abortions at a rate nearly 4 times that of White women for at least 3 decades, and likely much longer. The impact in years of potential life lost, given abortion’s high incidence and racially skewed distribution, indicates that it is the most demographicall...
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| description | Black women have been experiencing induced abortions at a rate nearly 4 times that of White women for at least 3 decades, and likely much longer. The impact in years of potential life lost, given abortion’s high incidence and racially skewed distribution, indicates that it is the most demographically consequential occurrence for the minority population. The science community has refused to engage on the subject and the popular media has essentially ignored it. In the current unfolding environment, there may be no better metric for the value of Black lives. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9107fd54b846418197873f294f2390802022-12-22T00:04:28ZengSAGE PublishingHealth Services Research & Managerial Epidemiology2333-39282020-08-01710.1177/2333392820949743Perceiving and Addressing the Pervasive Racial Disparity in AbortionJames Studnicki0John W. Fisher1James L. Sherley2 Charlotte Lozier Institute, Arlington, VA, USA Charlotte Lozier Institute, Arlington, VA, USA Charlotte Lozier Institute, Arlington, VA, USABlack women have been experiencing induced abortions at a rate nearly 4 times that of White women for at least 3 decades, and likely much longer. The impact in years of potential life lost, given abortion’s high incidence and racially skewed distribution, indicates that it is the most demographically consequential occurrence for the minority population. The science community has refused to engage on the subject and the popular media has essentially ignored it. In the current unfolding environment, there may be no better metric for the value of Black lives.https://doi.org/10.1177/2333392820949743 |
| spellingShingle | James Studnicki John W. Fisher James L. Sherley Perceiving and Addressing the Pervasive Racial Disparity in Abortion Health Services Research & Managerial Epidemiology |
| title | Perceiving and Addressing the Pervasive Racial Disparity in Abortion |
| title_full | Perceiving and Addressing the Pervasive Racial Disparity in Abortion |
| title_fullStr | Perceiving and Addressing the Pervasive Racial Disparity in Abortion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perceiving and Addressing the Pervasive Racial Disparity in Abortion |
| title_short | Perceiving and Addressing the Pervasive Racial Disparity in Abortion |
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