Tubal sterilization and vasectomy increased among young adults ages 19-26 after the Dobbs Supreme Court decision

Jacobs Institute Director Julia Strasser spoke with US News & World Report, The Washington Post, Miami Herald, The Guardian, Healio, Healthy, Medicalxpress, Contemporary OBGYN, and News-Medical about the latest JIWH mixed-methods study in Health Affairs. Using medical claims data, the research team found significantly more visits for tubal sterilization and vasectomy among adults ages 19-26 in states likely to ban abortion after the Dobbs decision leak in May 2022. Survey respondents reported fear and concern about bodily autonomy and access to contraception and abortion.