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Strict Scrutiny
The hosts highlighted the book as an extraordinary and rigorously designed study that contrasted outcomes for people who received abortions with those who were denied, showing better physical health, socioeconomic well‑being, and goal achievement for the former group. They praised its powerful narratives that centered women's lived experiences, noting it as a compelling contribution to the abortion discourse.
Episode: What's next in a post-Roe world
This extraordinary book presented research on the consequences for individuals who received abortions compared to those who were denied them, revealing better physical health, socioeconomic well-being, and goal achievement for those who obtained the wanted abortion.
She's the author of the extraordinary book The Turnaway Study, 10 Years, 1000 Women and the Consequences of Having or Being Denied on Abortion.
And in fact, both groups improve over time. And emotionally, Kennedy was just wrong about the increase in depression over time. That is not an increase in regret.
The book is The Turnaway Study. It is an amazing combination of rigorous study design and execution woven together as Diana's last comment made clear with these really powerful narratives of the women in the study so it centers women and their lives in a way that the discourse on abortion does way, way too rarely.