The Consequences of Being Denied an Abortion

How do people’s lives change as a result of having an abortion? What about not having a wanted abortion? NPR spoke with the researcher behind The Turnaway Study, a ten-year study that followed about 1,000 women who had or were denied abortions.

“In The Turnaway Study, Diana Greene Foster shares research conducted over 10 years with about 1,000 women who had or were denied abortions, tracking impacts on mental, physical and economic health.”