they do pay for transportation to the clinic). Women's experiences and perceptions of their own access to abortion reflect these policies. In a nationwide survey of correctional health care and inmates' access to abortion, 68% of respondents said that women within their prison were allowed to have an abortion if they requested one. However, many respondents also stated that although their prison did allow access to abortion, women receive little to no help with arranging an appointment, paying for the procedure, and getting themselves to the clinic. Contraception Incarcerated women are given access to contraceptives, however, most contraceptives offered are irreversible procedures with a lack of counseling in guiding their decision. According to a 2021 research study, approximately 50% of prisons and 83% of jails allow for residing incarcerated women to receive permanent contraception regardless of whether a written policy was enforced. Ten out of 22 state prisons and all six jails studied offered reversible contraceptives, however, 6 prisons offered permanent contraception and not reversible contraception. It is estimated that approximately 6-10% of women become incarcerated while pregnant and that most of these women realize this once they have already been taken to either jail or prison. Researchers find this to be concerning which leads them to emphasize that institutions should offer emergency contraception for newly incarcerated women. Incarcerated women who are newly arrested can be offered emergency contraception based on eligibility. Reasons for ineligibility include being over 44 years old, inability to speak English, or they cannot consent. Women are also able to decline to enroll for eligibility while some could not be deemed eligible due to the nature of their charges or a research assistant not assisting them within a day of the arrest. Nine out of 22 prisons and one of 6 jails covered the costs for giving women permanent contraception while 2 prisons had other methods of payment. Some institutions consider the cost to be covered in the fee that is used to cover prison health care. Four jails offered residing female prisoners to cover costs using their insurance, government provided insurance, or by payment of hospital bill to receive permanent contraception. Female Hygiene Products Inadequate access to female menstrual products inhibits the health of incarcerated females. In 2016, New York passed the first law requiring correctional facilities to provide free feminine hygiene products, and in 2018, the FIRST STEP Act, required federal correctional facilities to