Marta Bornstein (she/her)
@martajb.bsky.social
Human | Assistant Professor | Mixed-methods public health researcher and social scientist
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Challenges to seeking abortion care are rampant, and challenges are even more intense for queer people.
More than 20% of queer folks in our study delayed buying food to get an abortion.
TLDR: Queer people, like all people, need access to abortion care.
www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
More than 20% of queer folks in our study delayed buying food to get an abortion.
TLDR: Queer people, like all people, need access to abortion care.
www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Challenges Faced by Sexual Minority and Heterosexual People Seeking Abortion Care | LGBT Health
Purpose: This study assessed and compared the number and types of challenges and expense delays experienced by sexual minority and heterosexual individuals seeking abortion care. Methods: We analyzed cross-sectional survey data from 1953 individuals who sought an abortion at 25 clinics in five US states from April 2020 to February 2023. The survey asked about 12 challenges (e.g., transportation, emotional burden, cost) and 4 expense delays (e.g., rent, food) associated with obtaining an abortion. We examined types and number of challenges and expense delays by sexual identity. We conducted negative binomial regression (number of challenges) and logistic regression (any expense delay) to quantify differences. Results: Most participants in the analytic sample (N = 1833) experienced at least one challenge to obtaining an abortion (90%), with sexual minority participants (n = 349) experiencing a greater median number of challenges than heterosexual participants (n = 1484) (4 [interquartile range = 2–6] vs. 3 [1–4]; p < 0.001). Sexual minority participants were also more likely to delay an expense (40% vs. 28%; p < 0.001). Adjusting for other factors, sexual minority participants experienced significantly increased challenges (adjusted incident risk ratio = 1.2; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.1–1.3) and had greater odds of delaying an expense (adjusted odds ratio = 1.6; 95% CI = 1.2–2.1). Conclusions: Sexual minority individuals face more challenges and are more likely to delay expenses to obtain an abortion. Thus, sexual minority individuals may need additional support specific to the challenges they face, including financial assistance, transportation, and psychosocial support. Addressing inequalities that disproportionately impact sexual minority individuals within society and reproductive health care will help ensure that abortion is more accessible.
www.liebertpub.com
June 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Challenges to seeking abortion care are rampant, and challenges are even more intense for queer people.
More than 20% of queer folks in our study delayed buying food to get an abortion.
TLDR: Queer people, like all people, need access to abortion care.
www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
More than 20% of queer folks in our study delayed buying food to get an abortion.
TLDR: Queer people, like all people, need access to abortion care.
www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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In our survey of clinicians providing abortions across the US found that since Dobbs, 4 out of 10 clinicians who practiced in states banning abortion have relocated to another state, almost all moving to states without abortion bans. Patients are left behind. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Relocation Post-Dobbs Among Clinicians Providing Abortions
This survey study compares the proportion of abortion-providing clinicians who changed primary state of practice after the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision in 2022.
jamanetwork.com
June 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
In our survey of clinicians providing abortions across the US found that since Dobbs, 4 out of 10 clinicians who practiced in states banning abortion have relocated to another state, almost all moving to states without abortion bans. Patients are left behind. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Proud of our new pub on pregnancy & parenthood experiences of trans, nonbinary, & gender expansive people.
We need change that invites expansive gender expression in pregnancy & parenthood. Seemed a lot more achievable when we submitted the paper last year.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We need change that invites expansive gender expression in pregnancy & parenthood. Seemed a lot more achievable when we submitted the paper last year.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
“I don't know if I'm a dad, I don't know if I'm a mom, I think I'm both”: Gender identity, parenting desires, and pregnancy among transgender, nonbinary, and gender expansive adults
Many transgender and gender expansive (trans∗) people assigned female at birth retain the capacity for pregnancy and want to become parents, through p…
www.sciencedirect.com
April 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Proud of our new pub on pregnancy & parenthood experiences of trans, nonbinary, & gender expansive people.
We need change that invites expansive gender expression in pregnancy & parenthood. Seemed a lot more achievable when we submitted the paper last year.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We need change that invites expansive gender expression in pregnancy & parenthood. Seemed a lot more achievable when we submitted the paper last year.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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We are able to pledge for appointments through tomorrow and then we need to PAUSE funding due to lack of $$ —
We still have the South Carolinian in need next week that we’re already committed to.
www.donorbox.org/support-the-fund
We still have the South Carolinian in need next week that we’re already committed to.
www.donorbox.org/support-the-fund
Donate to Palmetto State Abortion Fund | Palmetto State Abortion Fund (Powered by Donorbox)
*While we assist abortion seekers in Georgia and Alabama as well, we are located in South Carolina so we may reference South Carolina laws when discussing access to abortion.*
Right now, abortion is...
www.donorbox.org
February 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We are able to pledge for appointments through tomorrow and then we need to PAUSE funding due to lack of $$ —
We still have the South Carolinian in need next week that we’re already committed to.
www.donorbox.org/support-the-fund
We still have the South Carolinian in need next week that we’re already committed to.
www.donorbox.org/support-the-fund
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While working on these studies, this was the finding that I couldn't stop thinking about.
Reproductive justice folks warned us about this.
Reproductive justice folks warned us about this.
after the overturning of roe, black infant mortality has spiked nearly 11% in states with abortion bans:
www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
Infant mortality rises in states with abortion bans, study finds
Increases in infant mortality have been found in U.S. states that enacted abortion bans or severe restrictions after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark ruling that guaranteed a right to the procedure, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
While working on these studies, this was the finding that I couldn't stop thinking about.
Reproductive justice folks warned us about this.
Reproductive justice folks warned us about this.
This message is violent. Trans, nonbinary, gender expansive people make our world better. Hegemonic, toxic masculinity (ahem, actual *gender ideology*) make our world infinitely worse and less safe.
February 15, 2025 at 7:53 PM
This message is violent. Trans, nonbinary, gender expansive people make our world better. Hegemonic, toxic masculinity (ahem, actual *gender ideology*) make our world infinitely worse and less safe.
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"[For the Right], D.E.I...is the mere presence of a woman or nonwhite person or disabled or transgender person in any high-skilled, high-status position. And their alternative isn’t some heretofore unknown standard of merit; it is the reintroduction of something like segregation."
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Opinion | Trump’s War on D.E.I. Is Really a War on Civil Rights
The genius of the right-wing crusade against D.E.I. is that the term is amorphous enough that it can mean many different things to many different people.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
"[For the Right], D.E.I...is the mere presence of a woman or nonwhite person or disabled or transgender person in any high-skilled, high-status position. And their alternative isn’t some heretofore unknown standard of merit; it is the reintroduction of something like segregation."
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Top 5 reasons to get an abortion:
1. Because you want one
2. Because you want one
3. Because you want one
4. Because you want one
5. Because you want one
1. Because you want one
2. Because you want one
3. Because you want one
4. Because you want one
5. Because you want one
February 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Top 5 reasons to get an abortion:
1. Because you want one
2. Because you want one
3. Because you want one
4. Because you want one
5. Because you want one
1. Because you want one
2. Because you want one
3. Because you want one
4. Because you want one
5. Because you want one
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Gay? Lesbian? Trans? Intersex?
NYC Health has health information for everybody. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
NYC Health has health information for everybody. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
LGBTQ+ Health - NYC Health
www.nyc.gov
February 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Gay? Lesbian? Trans? Intersex?
NYC Health has health information for everybody. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
NYC Health has health information for everybody. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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We sure would love to see University Presidents take a stand.
EPA, CDC, USAID and other data sites of federal government are all down or being scrubbed of long-term data that WE THE TAXPAYERS paid for. I teach with these tools! Why are our universities saying nothing about loss of access to information and research implications? I cannot believe the silence 🧪
February 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
We sure would love to see University Presidents take a stand.
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Are you against Kennedy's nomination? I absolutely am.
Tell your Senators to oppose him too:
Tell your Senators to oppose him too:
Tell your Senators: Oppose Kennedy for Health and Human Services Secretary
Please contact Congress now!
actionnetwork.org
December 9, 2024 at 12:50 AM
Are you against Kennedy's nomination? I absolutely am.
Tell your Senators to oppose him too:
Tell your Senators to oppose him too:
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Did you know that six in ten abortion seekers in the United States are already parents?
They know precisely what it takes to raise a child.
They know precisely what it takes to raise a child.
January 27, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Did you know that six in ten abortion seekers in the United States are already parents?
They know precisely what it takes to raise a child.
They know precisely what it takes to raise a child.
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The administration took down the reproductive rights website that women need access to. So The Skimm bought a url and brought the content back. Pass this on!
Go to reproductiverightsdotgov.com
Go to reproductiverightsdotgov.com
ReproductiveRights.Gov Vanished, So We Brought It Back
theSkimm makes it easier to live smarter. You're welcome. Get all the info you need from AM to PM, wherever you are.
reproductiverightsdotgov.com
January 24, 2025 at 3:59 AM
The administration took down the reproductive rights website that women need access to. So The Skimm bought a url and brought the content back. Pass this on!
Go to reproductiverightsdotgov.com
Go to reproductiverightsdotgov.com