About the Authors
- Sarah E. Baum
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* E-mail: sbaum@ibisreproductivehealth.org
Affiliations Texas Policy Evaluation Project, Austin, Texas, United States of America, Ibis Reproductive Health, Oakland, California, United States of America
- Kari White
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Affiliations Texas Policy Evaluation Project, Austin, Texas, United States of America, Department of Health Care Organization and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
- Kristine Hopkins
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Affiliations Texas Policy Evaluation Project, Austin, Texas, United States of America, Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America
- Joseph E. Potter
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Affiliations Texas Policy Evaluation Project, Austin, Texas, United States of America, Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States of America
- Daniel Grossman
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Affiliations Texas Policy Evaluation Project, Austin, Texas, United States of America, Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH), Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, Oakland, California, United States of America
Competing Interests
Dr. Daniel Grossman and Dr. Kristine Hopkins served as expert witnesses in the case Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt. Dr. Grossman was not compensated for his testimony; Dr. Hopkins was compensated. Lead author Sarah Baum is affiliated with Ibis Reproductive Health which is “an international nonprofit organization with a mission to improve women’s reproductive autonomy, choices, and health worldwide”. All authors are affiliated with the Texas Policy Evaluation Project (TxPEP), whose purpose is to document and evaluate the impact of reproductive health legislation passed by the Texas Legislature. Both Ibis Reproductive Health and TxPEP conduct rigorous research to assess the impact of reproductive health policies. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Author Contributions
Conceptualization: DG SB. Data curation: SB. Formal analysis: SB DG. Funding acquisition: JP. Methodology: SB DG. Project administration: SB. Supervision: KW DG JP. Writing – original draft: DG SB KW. Writing – review & editing: SB KW KH JP DG.