Bethany G. Everett

Nov 10, 2024 | journals.sagepub.com | Bethany G. Everett |Catherine Taylor

Abortion is common in the United States: about 25 percent of women1 will have an abortion by age 45 (Jones and Jerman 2022; Luker 1985; Watson 2018). Given the links between pregnancy, childrearing, and women’s socioeconomic status (Benard and Correll 2010; Correll, Benard, and Paik 2007), there are likely significant economic and educational outcomes associated with having an abortion or access to abortion.

Jul 1, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Payal Chakraborty |Bethany G. Everett |Colleen Reynolds |Tabor Hoatson

CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT JJS is now a salaried employee of Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, United States. No other competing financial interests exist. Supporting Information Filename Description ppe13101-sup-0001-Supinfo.docxWord 2007 document , 212.7 KB Data S1. REFERENCES 1. Minority Stress and Lesbian Women. Free Press; 1981. 2. How does sexual minority stigma “get under the skin”? A psychological mediation framework.

Apr 25, 2024 | jamanetwork.com | Sarah McKetta |Bethany G. Everett |Sebastien Haneuse |Brittany M. Charlton

Key PointsQuestion  Do bisexual and lesbian women have higher risks of premature mortality than heterosexual women? Findings  Bisexual and lesbian participants in the Nurses’ Health Study II died an estimated 37% and 20% sooner, respectively, than heterosexual participants. Meaning  Lesbian, gay, and bisexual women experienced earlier all-cause mortality, highlighting the need to address upstream individual and structural determinants of health disparities.