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Immigration policy climate and contraceptive use among Mexican-origin women in the United States

Using data from the National Survey of Family Growth in the United States, researchers examined how state-level immigration policies are associated with effective contraceptive method use among US-born and foreign-born Mexican-origin women. Results reveal how exclusionary immigration policies are associated with lower contraceptive use among US- and foreign-born Mexican women.

Authors: Blair G. Darney, Emily R. Boniface, Fernando Riosmena, Evelyn Fuentes-Rivera, Biani Saavedra-Avendaño, Kate Coleman-Minahan,
Published In: Contraception
External Publication Date: February 03, 2025

Languages: English

Regions: Latin America, US and Canada

Countries: United States

Topics: Laws & policies, Research