Riley Taylor, Godfrey Emily M, Angelini Erin, Zia Yasaman, Cook Kels, Balkus Jennifer E
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Departments of Family Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
J Am Coll Health. 2025 Mar;73(3):1173-1177. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2023.2245481. Epub 2023 Aug 10.
Provision of medication abortion in student health centers is safe and effective, but no public universities in Washington state provide such services. We estimate demand for medication abortion and describe barriers to care among students at four-year public universities in Washington. Using publicly available data, we estimated that students at the 11 Washington public universities obtained between 549 and 932 medication abortions annually. Students must travel an average of 16 miles (range:1-78) or 73 minutes public transit (range:22-284) round trip to the nearest abortion-providing facility. Average wait time for the first available appointment was 10 days (range:4-14), and average cost was $711. Public universities can play an integral role in expanding abortion access post- by providing medication abortion, effectively reducing barriers to care for students. The state legislature can pass legislation requiring universities to provide medication abortion, similar to what other states also protective of abortion rights have done.
在学生健康中心提供药物流产是安全有效的，但华盛顿州没有公立大学提供此类服务。我们估计了药物流产的需求，并描述了华盛顿四年制公立大学学生获得护理的障碍。利用公开数据，我们估计华盛顿11所公立大学的学生每年进行549至932次药物流产。学生必须平均往返16英里（范围：1 - 78英里）或乘坐73分钟公共交通工具（范围：22 - 284分钟）才能到达最近的提供堕胎服务的机构。首次可预约的平均等待时间为10天（范围：4 - 14天），平均费用为711美元。公立大学可以通过提供药物流产在扩大堕胎服务可及性方面发挥不可或缺的作用，有效减少学生获得护理的障碍。州立法机构可以通过立法要求大学提供药物流产，类似于其他同样保护堕胎权利的州所做的那样。
