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“They Go Hand in Hand”: Perspectives on the Relationship Between the Core Values of Family Medicine and Abortion Provision Among Family Physicians Who Do Not Oppose Abortion

Sarah Wulf, Diana N. Carvajal, Na’amah Razon, Citlali Perez, Sarah McNeil, Lisa Maldonado, Alison Byrne Fields, Ilana Silverstein and Christine Dehlendorf
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine June 2023, jabfm.2022.220301R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.220301R2
Sarah Wulf
From the Person-Centered Reproductive Health Program, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco CA (SW, CD); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (DNC); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA (NR); David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (CP); Training in Early Abortion for Comprehensive Healthcare (TEACH), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (SM); Reproductive Health Access Project, New York, NY (LM); Aggregate, Seattle, WA (ABF); Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY (IS)
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Diana N. Carvajal
From the Person-Centered Reproductive Health Program, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco CA (SW, CD); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (DNC); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA (NR); David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (CP); Training in Early Abortion for Comprehensive Healthcare (TEACH), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (SM); Reproductive Health Access Project, New York, NY (LM); Aggregate, Seattle, WA (ABF); Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY (IS)
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Na’amah Razon
From the Person-Centered Reproductive Health Program, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco CA (SW, CD); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (DNC); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA (NR); David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (CP); Training in Early Abortion for Comprehensive Healthcare (TEACH), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (SM); Reproductive Health Access Project, New York, NY (LM); Aggregate, Seattle, WA (ABF); Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY (IS)
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Citlali Perez
From the Person-Centered Reproductive Health Program, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco CA (SW, CD); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (DNC); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA (NR); David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (CP); Training in Early Abortion for Comprehensive Healthcare (TEACH), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (SM); Reproductive Health Access Project, New York, NY (LM); Aggregate, Seattle, WA (ABF); Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY (IS)
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Sarah McNeil
From the Person-Centered Reproductive Health Program, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco CA (SW, CD); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (DNC); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA (NR); David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (CP); Training in Early Abortion for Comprehensive Healthcare (TEACH), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (SM); Reproductive Health Access Project, New York, NY (LM); Aggregate, Seattle, WA (ABF); Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY (IS)
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Lisa Maldonado
From the Person-Centered Reproductive Health Program, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco CA (SW, CD); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (DNC); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA (NR); David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (CP); Training in Early Abortion for Comprehensive Healthcare (TEACH), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (SM); Reproductive Health Access Project, New York, NY (LM); Aggregate, Seattle, WA (ABF); Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY (IS)
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Alison Byrne Fields
From the Person-Centered Reproductive Health Program, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco CA (SW, CD); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (DNC); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA (NR); David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (CP); Training in Early Abortion for Comprehensive Healthcare (TEACH), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (SM); Reproductive Health Access Project, New York, NY (LM); Aggregate, Seattle, WA (ABF); Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY (IS)
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Ilana Silverstein
From the Person-Centered Reproductive Health Program, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco CA (SW, CD); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (DNC); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA (NR); David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (CP); Training in Early Abortion for Comprehensive Healthcare (TEACH), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (SM); Reproductive Health Access Project, New York, NY (LM); Aggregate, Seattle, WA (ABF); Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY (IS)
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Christine Dehlendorf
From the Person-Centered Reproductive Health Program, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco CA (SW, CD); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD (DNC); Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA (NR); David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (CP); Training in Early Abortion for Comprehensive Healthcare (TEACH), University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA (SM); Reproductive Health Access Project, New York, NY (LM); Aggregate, Seattle, WA (ABF); Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY (IS)
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Sarah Wulf, Diana N. Carvajal, Na’amah Razon, Citlali Perez, Sarah McNeil, Lisa Maldonado, Alison Byrne Fields, Ilana Silverstein, Christine Dehlendorf
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jun 2023, jabfm.2022.220301R2; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.220301R2

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Sarah Wulf, Diana N. Carvajal, Na’amah Razon, Citlali Perez, Sarah McNeil, Lisa Maldonado, Alison Byrne Fields, Ilana Silverstein, Christine Dehlendorf
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jun 2023, jabfm.2022.220301R2; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2022.220301R2
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