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Facilitating Abortion Services in Primary Care Settings After the Loss of Federal Protections

Kathryn Fine, Anna Fiastro, Ying Zhang, Grace Shih, Emily M Godfrey, Dinah Aldrich and Ian M Bennett
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2026, 39 (1) 157919; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2025.250136R1
Kathryn Fine
1 School of Medicine University of Washington https://ror.org/00cvxb145
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Anna Fiastro
2 School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine University of Washington https://ror.org/00cvxb145
PhD, MPH, MEM
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Ying Zhang
2 School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine University of Washington https://ror.org/00cvxb145
MD, MPH
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Grace Shih
2 School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine University of Washington https://ror.org/00cvxb145
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Emily M Godfrey
2 School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine University of Washington https://ror.org/00cvxb145
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Dinah Aldrich
2 School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine University of Washington https://ror.org/00cvxb145
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Ian M Bennett
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Kathryn Fine, Anna Fiastro, Ying Zhang, Grace Shih, Emily M Godfrey, Dinah Aldrich, Ian M Bennett
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