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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Published in:Health services research and managerial epidemiology 2020-01, Vol.7, p.2333392820949743-2333392820949743
Main Authors: Studnicki, James, Fisher, John W., Sherley, James L.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Abortion
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2333-3928
2333-3928
DOI:10.1177/2333392820949743