Biography: Kari White is an associate professor in the Steve Hicks School of Social Work and Department of Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin. Her research focuses on evaluating the interrelationship between people’s reproductive health behaviors and outcomes and the health services and policies that shape their access to care. She is the lead investigator of the Texas Policy Evaluation Project – a multidisciplinary group of researchers who have been evaluating the impact of Texas’ legislation and policies related to contraception and abortion for 10 years. Her other recent projects include studies examining factors influencing vasectomy use and people’s access to abortion care in the Deep South. She co-led amicus briefs submitted to the US Supreme Court in June Medical Services v Russo and Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, summarizing extensive research on the adverse effects of abortion restrictions to challenge laws in Louisiana and Mississippi, respectively.

More information about Dr. White may be accessed here.

“Assessing the impact of abortion restrictions in Texas”

This presentation will provide an overview of how Dr. White and colleagues have assessed the impact of abortion restrictions in Texas over nearly 10 years. This will include a review of the diverse data and methodological approaches used to assess changes in abortions provided in Texas, out of state and pregnant people’s experiences accessing abortion care, as well as rapid response data collection activities.

A recording of Dr. White’s talk may be accessed here.