Rosenblatt R A, Mattis R, Hart L G
Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, USA.
Am J Public Health. 1995 Oct;85(10):1423-5. doi: 10.2105/ajph.85.10.1423.
This study surveyed all family physicians, obstetrician-gynecologists, and general surgeons practicing in rural Idaho in 1994. Although most respondents provided a wide range of reproductive health services, less than 4% performed abortions, so most rural Idaho women wanting abortions must travel long distances for this procedure. Physicians report that they do not provide abortion services because of both their own moral objections and local community opposition to the procedure. Yet 26% of the respondents indicated interest in using RU-486 for abortions when it becomes available. This suggests that the development of acceptable medical abortifacients may improve access to this procedure even in very conservative rural areas.
这项研究调查了1994年在爱达荷州农村地区执业的所有家庭医生、妇产科医生和普通外科医生。尽管大多数受访者提供广泛的生殖健康服务，但不到4%的人进行堕胎手术，因此大多数想要堕胎的爱达荷州农村妇女必须长途跋涉才能进行该手术。医生报告称，他们不提供堕胎服务是因为自身的道德反对以及当地社区对该手术的反对。然而，26%的受访者表示，当RU-486可用时，他们有兴趣使用它进行堕胎。这表明，即使在非常保守的农村地区，可接受的药物堕胎剂的开发可能会改善堕胎手术的可及性。
