Research Article
Reproductive HealthTubal Sterilization And Vasectomy Increased Among US Young Adults After The Dobbs Supreme Court Decision In 2022
- Julia Strasser ([email protected]), George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
- Ellen Schenk, George Washington University.
- Sara Luckenbill, George Washington University.
- Danielle Tsevat, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
- Lauryn King, George Washington University.
- Qian Luo, George Washington University.
- Julie Maslowsky, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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