▁less ▁likely ▁to ▁have ▁access ▁to ▁a ▁hospital ▁or ▁clin ic . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁this ▁lack ▁of ▁access ▁to ▁ade qu ate ▁health ▁care ▁is ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁economic ▁status ; ▁the ▁interaction ▁of ▁income ▁with ▁race ▁and ▁sex .[ 5 ] ▁ ▁Re product ive ▁freedom ▁▁ ▁Minor ity ▁women ▁are ▁likely ▁of ▁not ▁knowing ▁how ▁to ▁access ▁information , ▁health ▁care , ▁and ▁family ▁planning ▁techniques ▁that ▁educ ate ▁them ▁with ▁re product ive ▁freedom . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁dis pro port ion ate ▁presence ▁of ▁minor ity ▁women , ▁among ▁poor er ▁groups , ▁depend ▁on ▁Feder ally ▁fund ed ▁health ▁care . ▁The ▁restrictions ▁on ▁Med ica id ▁fund ing ▁abort ion , ▁has ▁led ▁to ▁an ▁increase ▁of ▁death s ▁and ▁inj uries ▁from ▁illegal ▁or ▁self - indu ced ▁abort ions . ▁These ▁restrictions ▁has ▁increment ed ▁ster il ization ▁through ▁' b arg aining '; ▁that ▁is , ▁allowing ▁a ▁woman ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁abort ion ▁sole ly ▁if ▁she ▁agre es ▁to ▁be ▁ster il ized . ▁ ▁Minor ity ▁women ▁are ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁experimental ▁medical ▁techniques ▁and ▁dru gs ▁and ▁under go ▁more ▁ster il ization ▁without ▁informed ▁consent .[ 5 ] ▁ ▁Education ▁▁ ▁Collect ively , ▁minor ity ▁women ▁received ▁less ▁formal ▁education ▁than ▁white ▁women . ▁As ▁of ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁white ▁women ▁aged ▁ 2 5 ▁and ▁older ▁had ▁completed ▁ 1 2 . 4 ▁years ▁of ▁school ,