Ely Gretchen E, Hales Travis, Jackson D Lynn, Maguin Eugene, Hamilton Greer
a School of Social Work , University at Buffalo, The State University of New York , Buffalo , New York , USA.
b Department of Social Work , Texas Christian University , Ft. Worth , Texas , USA.
Soc Work Health Care. 2017 Feb;56(2):99-114. doi: 10.1080/00981389.2016.1263270. Epub 2016 Dec 14.
The results of a secondary data analysis of 3,999 administrative cases from a national abortion fund, representing patients who received pledges for financial assistance to pay for an abortion from 2010 to 2015, are presented. Case data from the fund's national call center was analyzed to assess the impact of the fund and examine sample demographics which were compared to the demographics of national abortion patients. Procedure costs, patient resources, funding pledges, additional aid, and changes over time in financial pledges for second-trimester procedures were also examined. Results indicate that the fund sample differed from national abortion patients in that fund patients were primarily single, African American, and seeking funding for second trimester abortions. Patients were also seeking to fund expensive procedures, costing an average of over $2,000; patients were receiving over $1,000 per case in pledges and other aid; and funding pledges for second trimester procedures were increasing over time. Abortion funding assistance is essential for women who are not able to afford abortion costs, and it is particularly beneficial for patients of color and those who are younger and single. Repeal of policy banning public funding of abortion would help to eliminate financial barriers that impede abortion access.
本文呈现了对来自一个全国性堕胎基金的3999例行政案例进行二次数据分析的结果，这些案例代表了2010年至2015年期间接受经济援助承诺以支付堕胎费用的患者。对该基金全国呼叫中心的案例数据进行了分析，以评估该基金的影响，并研究样本人口统计学特征，并与全国堕胎患者的人口统计学特征进行比较。还研究了手术费用、患者资源、资金承诺、额外援助以及中期堕胎资金承诺随时间的变化。结果表明，该基金样本与全国堕胎患者不同，该基金的患者主要是单身、非裔美国人，并且寻求中期堕胎的资金。患者还在寻求为昂贵的手术提供资金，平均费用超过2000美元；患者每例获得超过1000美元的承诺和其他援助；中期堕胎手术的资金承诺随着时间的推移而增加。堕胎资金援助对于无力承担堕胎费用的女性至关重要，对于有色人种患者以及年轻单身患者尤其有益。废除禁止公共资金用于堕胎的政策将有助于消除阻碍堕胎的经济障碍。
