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Culture of silence around abortions for active-duty military intensifies, researchers say
- Researcher Caitlin Gerdts struggled to recruit active-duty military participants for a 2024 abortion access study, securing only three volunteers despite protecting their identities.
- As of 2021, approximately 230,000 women served in the U.S. military, with a significant portion living in states with limited or no abortion access.
- Policy changes rescinded rules allowing military members to seek abortion care without using leave or paying travel expenses; TRICARE covers abortion only in cases of rape, incest, or life-threatening conditions.
- Military culture discourages open discussion about abortion due to fear of retaliation and distrust of privacy, which reduces participation in related research and communication on the topic.
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Military abortion study collapses: researcher finds near-total silence from troops
Researcher Caitlin Gerdts planned to release a new study about abortion access for active-duty military service members, much like the one in 2019 that was published with input from 323 participants.But over a six-month period in 2024, in a new legal environment for abortion access, the research tea...
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