Looking for a Silver Lining to the Dark Cloud: A Google Trends Analysis of Contraceptive Interest in the United States Post Roe vs. Wade Verdict

Datta, Priyankar Kumar; Chowdhury, Sumit R; Aravindan, Ajisha; Nath, Sayan; Pei, Sen

doi:10.7759/cureus.27012

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“…Additionally, studies have looked at how the sentiment and public discourse shifts in relation to social and current events, with the reaction to the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery [ 18 ] and increase in anti-Asian sentiment during the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic [ 19 ]. In the wake of the overturning of Roe v Wade, researchers additionally monitored changes in Google Trends and found that search terms for various contraceptives methods for men (e.g., vasectomy) and women (e.g., tubal ligation; “morning after pill”) spike notably [ 53 ].…”

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Examination of the Public’s Reaction on Twitter to the Over-Turning of Roe v Wade and Abortion Bans

Mane

Yue

et al. 2022

Healthcare

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The overturning of Roe v Wade reinvigorated the national debate on abortion. We used Twitter data to examine temporal, geographical and sentiment patterns in the public’s reaction. Using the Twitter API for Academic Research, a random sample of publicly available tweets was collected from 1 May–15 July in 2021 and 2022. Tweets were filtered based on keywords relating to Roe v Wade and abortion (227,161 tweets in 2021 and 504,803 tweets in 2022). These tweets were tagged for sentiment, tracked by state, and indexed over time. Time plots reveal low levels of conversations on these topics until the leaked Supreme Court opinion in early May 2022. Unlike pro-choice tweets which declined, pro-life conversations continued with renewed interest throughout May and increased again following the official overturning of Roe v Wade. Conversations were less prevalent in some these states had abortion trigger laws (Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi). Collapsing across topic categories, 2022 tweets were more negative and less neutral and positive compared to 2021 tweets. In network analysis, tweets mentioning woman/women, supreme court, and abortion spread faster and reached to more Twitter users than those mentioning Roe Wade and Scotus. Twitter data can provide real-time insights into the experiences and perceptions of people across the United States, which can be used to inform healthcare policies and decision-making.

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Examination of the Public’s Reaction on Twitter to the Over-Turning of Roe v Wade and Abortion Bans

Mane

Yue

et al. 2022

Healthcare

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“…20 This decision will likely widen contraceptive care disparities noted in this study; following the ruling, there was an increase in Internet searches for contraceptive method options through Google. 21 Publicly insured women also were more likely than privately insured women to experience cost barriers and delays obtaining their wanted method. 22 Publicly insured women face barriers to accessing contraceptive care, which may include providers who are not willing to accept Medicaid patients or to bill Medicaid for services.…”

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Association of Health Insurance with Contraceptive Use and Interpersonal Quality of Contraceptive Care in the Southeast United States

Beatty¹,

Hale²,

Khoury³

et al. 2023

Southern Medical Journal

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Objectives: Health insurance remains an important dimension of contraceptive access. This study investigated the role of insurance in contraceptive use, access, and quality in South Carolina and Alabama. Methods:The study used a cross-sectional statewide representative survey that assessed reproductive health experiences and contraceptive use among reproductive-age women in South Carolina and Alabama. The primary outcomes were current contraceptive method use, barriers to access (inability to afford wanted method, delay/trouble obtaining wanted method), receipt of any contraceptive care in the past 12 months, and perceived quality of care. The independent variable was insurance type. Generalized linear models were applied to estimate prevalence ratios for each outcome's association with insurance type while adjusting for potentially confounding variables.Results: Nearly 1 in 5 women (17.6%) was uninsured, and 1 in 4 women (25.3%) reported not using a contraceptive method at the time of the survey. Compared with women with private insurance, women with no insurance had a lower likelihood of current method use (adjusted prevalence ratio 0.75; 95% confidence interval 0.60-0.92) and receipt of contraceptive care in the past 12 months (adjusted prevalence ratio 0.61; 95% confidence interval 0.45-0.82). These women also were more likely to experience cost barriers to access care. The insurance type was not significantly associated with the interpersonal quality of contraceptive care.Conclusions: Findings highlight the need for expanding Medicaid in states that did not do so under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, interventions to increase the number of providers who accept Medicaid patients, and protections to Title X funding as key elements for enhancing contraceptive access and population health outcomes.

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“…Seven studies (38.9%) in our sample discussed contraception (Table 2). [15][16][17][18][19][20]31 After Dobbs, we observed an increase in the demand for PCs. Notably, there was an increase in the number of Google searches for vasectomies immediately after Dobbs on June 24, 2022, as well as to a smaller extent immediately after the U.S. Supreme Court's draft of Dobbs v. Jackson was leaked on May 2, 2022.…”

Section: Contraceptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Notably, there was an increase in the number of Google searches for vasectomies immediately after Dobbs on June 24, 2022, as well as to a smaller extent immediately after the U.S. Supreme Court's draft of Dobbs v. Jackson was leaked on May 2, 2022. [16][17][18][19] The ve states with the highest "vasectomy" search rates were Oklahoma, South Dakota, Idaho, New Mexico, and Hawaii. 19 This is consistent with the increase of vasectomy requests, consultations, and procedures actually performed, identi ed using vasectomy billing data.…”

Section: Contraceptionmentioning

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Implications of Dobbs v. Jackson for patients and providers: a scoping review

Zhu,

Zhao,

Alzoubi

et al. 2023

Preprint

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Introduction On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson overturned the right to abortion set forth by Roe v. Wade, granting states the authority to regulate access to abortion services. This has led to widespread bans, threatening patients’ access to, and healthcare providers’ abilities to provide, the full spectrum of reproductive health services. The ruling disproportionately affects marginalized groups, exacerbating existing social disparities in health and is an emerging public health crisis. Methods We conducted a scoping review to evaluate the impact of Dobbs on patients’ health outcomes and access to health services, as well as on medical trainees’ and healthcare providers’ ability to access abortion training and provide reproductive health services. The search was based on the PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRSIMA-ScR) guidelines. We searched eight bibliographic databases (PubMed, Scopus, Embase, PsycINFO, Google Scholar, Science Direct, JSTOR, and Web of Science) and three preprint servers (medRxiv, bioRxiv, and Europe PMC) using various combinations of keywords related to ‘abortion’ and ‘Dobbs v. Jackson’ on March 22, 2023. Four reviewers independently screened the studies based on pre-specified eligibility criteria and one reviewer performed data extraction for pre-identified themes. Results A total of 18 studies met the inclusion criteria. We found that Dobbs led to a surge in demand for contraception, compounded existing travel- and cost-related barriers to access, increased polarizing views on social media (e.g., Twitter), and evoked significant fears and concerns among medical trainees regarding their scope of practice and fears of legal repercussions for offering standard-of-care and related services to patients seeking abortions. Conclusion Our study offers valuable insights into the clinical implications of Dobbs on patients’ health outcomes and access to health services, as well as providers’ reproductive health practices.

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Looking for a Silver Lining to the Dark Cloud: A Google Trends Analysis of Contraceptive Interest in the United States Post Roe vs. Wade Verdict

Cited by 13 publications

References 7 publications

Examination of the Public’s Reaction on Twitter to the Over-Turning of Roe v Wade and Abortion Bans

Examination of the Public’s Reaction on Twitter to the Over-Turning of Roe v Wade and Abortion Bans

Association of Health Insurance with Contraceptive Use and Interpersonal Quality of Contraceptive Care in the Southeast United States

Implications of Dobbs v. Jackson for patients and providers: a scoping review

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