What 'The Turnaway Study' Reveals About What Happens to Women Who Are Denied an Abortion

A recent law passed in Texas bans most abortions around the 6 week mark, which will likely prevent many women seeking an abortion from securing one. What can we know about what will happened to the women who will be denied an abortion? Dr. Diana Greene Foster is professor at the University of California San Francisco, and the leader of the Turnaway Study, a nationwide project which spends years following women who sought an abortion. The study examines the long-term effects of either having an abortion or being turned away. Foster joins us to discuss her research and her book, The Turnaway Study: Ten Years, a Thousand Women, and the Consequences of Having—or Being Denied—an Abortion.