title: Reproductive rights denied: the Hyde Amendment and access to abortion for Native American women using Indian health service facilities.
abstract: Restrictions on the use of federal funds to provide abortions have limited the access to abortion services for Native American women receiving care at Indian Health Service facilities. Current data suggest that the vast majority of Indian Health Service facilities are unequipped to provide abortions under any circumstances. Native American women experience disproportionately high rates of sexual assault and unintended pregnancy. Hyde Amendment restrictions systematically infringe on the reproductive rights of Native American women and present a pressing public health policy concern.
authors.affiliation: Shaye Beverly Arnold is with the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
authors.forename: Shaye Beverly
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Arnold
mesh_terms: D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American; D011247:Pregnancy; D046269:Reproductive Rights; D014481:United States; D016549:United States Indian Health Service / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*