▁common ▁medical ▁procedures ▁in ▁the ▁US … N ear ly ▁half ▁of ▁American ▁women ▁will ▁have ▁one ▁or ▁more ▁in ▁their ▁lif et imes ." ▁Furthermore , ▁these ▁organizations ▁point ▁to ▁studies ▁that ▁show ▁that ▁when ▁access ▁to ▁abort ion ▁is ▁prohib itive ▁or ▁difficult , ▁abort ions ▁will ▁in ev it ably ▁be ▁delayed , ▁and ▁performing ▁an ▁abort ion ▁ 1 2 ▁weeks ▁or ▁longer ▁into ▁the ▁pre gn ancy ▁increases ▁the ▁ris ks ▁to ▁women ' s ▁health ▁and ▁ra ises ▁the ▁cost ▁of ▁procedures . ▁The ▁American ▁Medical ▁Association ▁echo es ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁removing ▁bar riers ▁to ▁obtain ing ▁an ▁early ▁abort ion , ▁con cluding ▁that ▁these ▁bar riers ▁increase ▁the ▁gest ational ▁age ▁at ▁which ▁the ▁induced ▁pre gn ancy ▁term ination ▁occurs , ▁thereby ▁also ▁increasing ▁the ▁risk ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁procedure . ▁ ▁Minor ity ▁groups ▁experience ▁pover ty ▁and ▁high ▁rates ▁of ▁pre gn ancy ▁due ▁to ▁lack ▁of ▁available ▁sex ▁education ▁and ▁contra ception . ▁In ▁addition , ▁women ▁from ▁low ▁income ▁households ▁are ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁turn ▁to ▁unsafe ▁abort ion ▁prov iders , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result , ▁they ▁are ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁be ▁hospital ized ▁for ▁comp lications ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁procedure ▁than ▁higher - in come ▁women ▁are . ▁Although ▁abort ions ▁were ▁made ▁legal ▁in ▁the ▁Ro e ▁v . s . ▁W ade ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁decision ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁many ▁obst acles ▁to ▁women ' s ▁access ▁remain . ▁Young , ▁low