Katrina Kimport, PhD

Title(s)Professor, Ob/Gyn, Reproductive Sciences
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address1330 Broadway Street, #1100
Oakland CA 94612
Phone415-502-2694
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    Yale University, New Haven, CTBA05/2000Sociology
    University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CAPhD12/2009Sociology

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    Katrina Kimport, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences of the University of California, San Francisco and Research Sociologist in the Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) program at UCSF. Her research focuses on the (re)production of inequality, with a particular emphasis on gender and sexuality-based inequality.

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    1. The experiences and perspectives of abortion seekers who travel for care: a qualitative evidence synthesis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2024 10 11; 10:CD015565. Henderson JT, Ramanadhan S, Kimport K, Foster AM, Paynter RA, Sheridan R, Noyes J. PMID: 39392115; PMCID: PMC11467987.
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    2. Regulating Abortion Later in Pregnancy: Fetal-Centric Laws and the Erasure of Women's Subjectivity. J Health Polit Policy Law. 2024 Aug 09. Kimport K, Weitz T. PMID: 39118283.
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    3. The pleasure, joy and positive emotional experiences of abortion accompaniment after 17 weeks' gestation. Cult Health Sex. 2024 Aug; 26(8):1028-1043. Kimport K, McReynolds-Pérez J, Bercu C, Cisternas C, Wilkinson Salamea E, Zurbriggen R, Moseson H. PMID: 38056488.
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    4. Introduction: The Politics of Abortion 50 Years after Roe. J Health Polit Policy Law. 2023 08 01; 48(4):463-484. Kimport K, Kreitzer R. PMID: 36693182.
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    5. "Have you ever wanted or needed an abortion you did not get?" Data from a 2022 nationally representative online survey in the United States. Contraception. 2023 07; 123:110007. Bennett AH, Marshall C, Kimport K, Deardorff J, Gómez AM. PMID: 36931550.
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    6. Exploring the emotional costs of abortion travel in the United States due to legal restriction. Contraception. 2023 04; 120:109956. Kimport K, Rasidjan MP. PMID: 36634729.
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    7. Commentary: The Turnaway Study: A case of self-correction in science upended by political motivation and unvetted findings. Front Psychol. 2022; 13:1003116. Biggs A, Foster DG, Gould H, Kimport K, Ralph L, Roberts S, Rocca C, Sisson G, Upadhyay U, Woodruff K. PMID: 36533007; PMCID: PMC9755483.
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    8. Prenatal Care as a Gateway to Other Health Care: A Qualitative Study. Womens Health Issues. 2022 Nov-Dec; 32(6):602-606. Ehrenreich K, Kimport K. PMID: 36202726.
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    9. Abortion after Dobbs: Defendants, denials, and delays. Sci Adv. 2022 Sep 09; 8(36):eade5327. Kimport K. PMID: 36070372; PMCID: PMC9451164.
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    10. Making a third-trimester abortion referral: Learning from patients. Patient Educ Couns. 2022 Nov; 105(11):3319-3323. Kimport K, Landau C, Sella S. PMID: 35882601.
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    11. Is third-trimester abortion exceptional? Two pathways to abortion after 24 weeks of pregnancy in the United States. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2022 06; 54(2):38-45. Kimport K. PMID: 35403366; PMCID: PMC9321603.
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    12. The Problem with ‘Justifying’ Abortion: Why Real Reproductive Justice Cannot be Achieved by Theorizing the Legitimacy of Abortion. Women's Reproductive Health. 2022. Kimport, Katrina, and Monica R. McLemore. View Publication.
    13. Reducing the burdens of forced abortion travel: Referrals, financial and emotional support, and opportunities for positive experiences in traveling for third-trimester abortion care. Soc Sci Med. 2022 01; 293:114667. Kimport K. PMID: 34954671.
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    14. No Real Choice: How Culture and Politics Matter for Reproductive Autonomy. 2021. Kimport, Katrina. View Publication.
    15. Abortion as obtainable: Insights into how pregnant people in the United States who considered abortion understand abortion availability. Contraception. 2022 02; 106:45-48. Kimport K, Littlejohn K. PMID: 34587503.
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    16. What are We Forgetting? Sexuality, Sex, and Embodiment in Abortion Research. J Sex Res. 2021 09; 58(7):863-873. Kimport K, Littlejohn KE. PMID: 34080946.
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    17. "It's Worked Well for Me": Young Women's Reasons for Choosing Lower-Efficacy Contraceptive Methods. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2021 Jun; 34(3):341-347. Berglas NF, Kimport K, Mays A, Kaller S, Biggs MA. PMID: 33359316; PMCID: PMC8096642.
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    18. In-person later abortion accompaniment: a feminist collective-facilitated self-care practice in Latin America. Sex Reprod Health Matters. 2021; 29(3):2009103. Bercu C, Moseson H, McReynolds-Pérez J, Wilkinson Salamea E, Grosso B, Trpin M, Zurbriggen R, Cisternas C, Meza M, Díaz V, Kimport K. PMID: 34928196; PMCID: PMC8725943.
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    19. Emotions over five years after denial of abortion in the United States: Contextualizing the effects of abortion denial on women's health and lives. Soc Sci Med. 2021 01; 269:113567. Rocca CH, Moseson H, Gould H, Foster DG, Kimport K. PMID: 33309441.
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    20. A qualitative exploration of women's experiences discovering pregnancies in the emergency department. Contracept X. 2020; 2:100024. Roberts SCM, Wingo E, Kimport K. PMID: 32550539; PMCID: PMC7286152.
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    21. Pregnant Women's Reasons for and Experiences of Visiting Antiabortion Pregnancy Resource Centers. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2020 03; 52(1):49-56. Kimport K. PMID: 32103617.
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    22. Complex situations: Economic insecurity, mental health, and substance use among pregnant women who consider - but do not have - abortions. PLoS One. 2020; 15(1):e0226004. Roberts SCM, Berglas NF, Kimport K. PMID: 31940311; PMCID: PMC6961826.
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    23. Emotions and decision rightness over five years following an abortion: An examination of decision difficulty and abortion stigma. Soc Sci Med. 2020 03; 248:112704. Rocca CH, Samari G, Foster DG, Gould H, Kimport K. PMID: 31941577.
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    24. Patient-provider communication before and after implementation of the contraceptive decision support tool My Birth Control. Patient Educ Couns. 2020 02; 103(2):315-320. Holt K, Kimport K, Kuppermann M, Fitzpatrick J, Steinauer J, Dehlendorf C. PMID: 31537316.
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    25. A mixed-methods study of provider perspectives on My Birth Control: a contraceptive decision support tool designed to facilitate shared decision making. Contraception. 2019 11; 100(5):420-423. Dehlendorf C, Reed R, Fitzpatrick J, Kuppermann M, Steinauer J, Kimport K. PMID: 31404538.
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    26. The Health and Social Service Needs of Pregnant Women Who Consider but Do Not Have Abortions. Womens Health Issues. 2019 Sep - Oct; 29(5):364-369. Berglas NF, Kimport K, Williams V, Mark K, Roberts SCM. PMID: 31387774.
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    27. Interpreting the Truth: How People Make Sense of New Information about Abortion. Womens Health Issues. 2019 Mar - Apr; 29(2):182-187. Kimport K, Doty C. PMID: 30826134.
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    28. Coercing Women's Behavior: How a Mandatory Viewing Law Changes Patients' Preabortion Ultrasound Viewing Practices. J Health Polit Policy Law. 2018 12 01; 43(6):941-960. Kimport K, Johns NE, Upadhyay UD. PMID: 31091323.
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    29. An in-depth analysis of the use of shared decision making in contraceptive counseling. Contraception. 2019 03; 99(3):187-191. Chen M, Lindley A, Kimport K, Dehlendorf C. PMID: 30471263.
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    30. Comparison of Health, Development, Maternal Bonding, and Poverty Among Children Born After Denial of Abortion vs After Pregnancies Subsequent to an Abortion. JAMA Pediatr. 2018 11 01; 172(11):1053-1060. Foster DG, Biggs MA, Raifman S, Gipson J, Kimport K, Rocca CH. PMID: 30193363; PMCID: PMC6248140.
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    31. Young Women's Perspectives About the Contraceptive Counseling Received During Their Emergency Contraception Visit. Womens Health Issues. 2019 Mar - Apr; 29(2):170-175. Biggs MA, Kimport K, Mays A, Kaller S, Berglas NF. PMID: 30890252.
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    32. The prevalence and impacts of crisis pregnancy center visits among a population of pregnant women. Contraception. 2018 07; 98(1):69-73. Kimport K, Kriz R, Roberts SCM. PMID: 29505747.
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    33. Talking about male body-based contraceptives: The counseling visit and the feminization of contraception. Soc Sci Med. 2018 03; 201:44-50. Kimport K. PMID: 29433012; PMCID: PMC6101247.
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    34. Women's experiences of their preabortion ultrasound image printout. Contraception. 2018 04; 97(4):319-323. Kimport K, Johns NE, Upadhyay UD. PMID: 29242086.
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    35. Contesting and Differentially Constructing Uncertainty: Negotiations of Contraceptive Use in the Clinical Encounter. J Health Soc Behav. 2017 12; 58(4):442-454. Littlejohn KE, Kimport K. PMID: 29172767; PMCID: PMC6101241.
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    36. What Women Want from Their Health Care Providers about Pregnancy Options Counseling: A Qualitative Study. Womens Health Issues. 2017 Nov - Dec; 27(6):715-720. French VA, Steinauer JE, Kimport K. PMID: 28882551.
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    37. Evaluating the impact of a mandatory pre-abortion ultrasound viewing law: A mixed methods study. PLoS One. 2017; 12(7):e0178871. Upadhyay UD, Kimport K, Belusa EKO, Johns NE, Laube DW, Roberts SCM. PMID: 28746377; PMCID: PMC5528259.
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    38. More Than a Physical Burden: Women's Mental and Emotional Work in Preventing Pregnancy. J Sex Res. 2018 Nov-Dec; 55(9):1096-1105. Kimport K. PMID: 28418714; PMCID: PMC6115298.
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    39. Policy Brief. J Health Soc Behav. 2016 12; 57(4):502. Kimport K, Weitz TA, Freedman L. PMID: 27856970.
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    40. The Stratified Legitimacy of Abortions. J Health Soc Behav. 2016 12; 57(4):503-516. Kimport K, Weitz TA, Freedman L. PMID: 27856971.
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    41. Patient-provider conversations about sterilization: A qualitative analysis. Contraception. 2017 Mar; 95(3):227-233. Kimport K, Dehlendorf C, Borrero S. PMID: 27823943.
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    42. Measuring decisional certainty among women seeking abortion. Contraception. 2017 Mar; 95(3):269-278. Ralph LJ, Foster DG, Kimport K, Turok D, Roberts SCM. PMID: 27745910.
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    43. Doctors and Witches, Conscience and Violence: Abortion Provision on American Television. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2016 12; 48(4):161-168. Sisson G, Kimport K. PMID: 27685830.
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    44. Divergent Successes: What the Abortion Rights Movement Can Learn from Marriage Equality's Success. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2016 12; 48(4):221-227. Kimport K. PMID: 27495972.
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    45. What women seek from a pregnancy resource center. Contraception. 2016 08; 94(2):168-72. Kimport K, Dockray JP, Dodson S. PMID: 27085602.
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    46. After After Tiller: the impact of a documentary film on understandings of third-trimester abortion. Cult Health Sex. 2016; 18(6):695-709. Sisson G, Kimport K. PMID: 26670628.
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    47. Facts and fictions: Characters seeking abortion on American television, 2005-2014. Contraception. 2016 05; 93(5):446-51. Sisson G, Kimport K. PMID: 26658154.
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    48. Realizing Reproductive Health Equity Needs More Than Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC). Am J Public Health. 2016 Jan; 106(1):18-9. Gubrium AC, Mann ES, Borrero S, Dehlendorf C, Fields J, Geronimus AT, Gómez AM, Harris LH, Higgins JA, Kimport K, Luker K, Luna Z, Mamo L, Roberts D, Romero D, Sisson G. PMID: 26562116; PMCID: PMC4695938.
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    49. Decision Rightness and Emotional Responses to Abortion in the United States: A Longitudinal Study. PLoS One. 2015; 10(7):e0128832. Rocca CH, Kimport K, Roberts SC, Gould H, Neuhaus J, Foster DG. PMID: 26154386; PMCID: PMC4496083.
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    50. Women's Private Conversations about Abortion: A Qualitative Study. Women Health. 2015; 55(8):943-59. Herold S, Kimport K, Cockrill K. PMID: 26086582.
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    51. Constructing the meaning of ultrasound viewing in abortion care. Sociol Health Illn. 2015 Jul; 37(6):856-69. Kimport K, Weitz TA. PMID: 25688650.
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    52. Beyond political claims: women's interest in and emotional response to viewing their ultrasound image in abortion care. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2014 Dec; 46(4):185-91. Kimport K, Weitz TA, Foster DG. PMID: 25209369.
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    53. A qualitative analysis of approaches to contraceptive counseling. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2014 Dec; 46(4):233-40. Dehlendorf C, Kimport K, Levy K, Steinauer J. PMID: 25040686; PMCID: PMC4487742.
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    54. Out-of-pocket costs and insurance coverage for abortion in the United States. Womens Health Issues. 2014 Mar-Apr; 24(2):e211-8. Roberts SC, Gould H, Kimport K, Weitz TA, Foster DG. PMID: 24630423.
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    55. Telling stories about abortion: abortion-related plots in American film and television, 1916-2013. Contraception. 2014 May; 89(5):413-8. Sisson G, Kimport K. PMID: 24512938.
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    56. Relationship between ultrasound viewing and proceeding to abortion. Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Jan; 123(1):81-87. Gatter M, Kimport K, Foster DG, Weitz TA, Upadhyay UD. PMID: 24463667.
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    57. Queering Marriage: Challenging Family Formation in the United States. 2014. Katrina Kimport. .
    58. Who seeks abortions at or after 20 weeks? Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2013 Dec; 45(4):210-8. Foster DG, Kimport K. PMID: 24188634.
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    59. Women's emotions one week after receiving or being denied an abortion in the United States. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2013 Sep; 45(3):122-31. Rocca CH, Kimport K, Gould H, Foster DG. PMID: 24020773.
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    60. Patient viewing of the ultrasound image prior to abortion. Contraception. 2013 Nov; 88(5):666-70. Kimport K, Upadhyay UD, Foster DG, Gatter M, Weitz TA. PMID: 24028750.
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    61. Effect of abortion protesters on women's emotional response to abortion. Contraception. 2013 Jan; 87(1):81-7. Foster DG, Kimport K, Gould H, Roberts SC, Weitz TA. PMID: 23062524.
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    62. Women's perspectives on ultrasound viewing in the abortion care context. Womens Health Issues. 2012 Nov-Dec; 22(6):e513-7. Kimport K, Preskill F, Cockrill K, Weitz TA. PMID: 23040800.
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    63. Addressing the silence in the noise: how abortion support talklines meet some women's needs for non-political discussion of their experiences. Women Health. 2012; 52(1):88-100. Kimport K, Perrucci A, Weitz TA. PMID: 22324360.
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    64. How women anticipate coping after an abortion. Contraception. 2012 Jul; 86(1):84-90. Foster DG, Gould H, Kimport K. PMID: 22176790.
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    65. A need to expand our thinking about "repeat" abortions. Contraception. 2012 Apr; 85(4):408-12. Weitz TA, Kimport K. PMID: 22036042.
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    66. Analyzing the impacts of abortion clinic structures and processes: a qualitative analysis of women's negative experience of abortion clinics. Contraception. 2012 Feb; 85(2):204-10. Kimport K, Cockrill K, Weitz TA. PMID: 22067785.
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    67. Social sources of women's emotional difficulty after abortion: lessons from women's abortion narratives. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2011 Jun; 43(2):103-9. Kimport K, Foster K, Weitz TA. PMID: 21651709.
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    68. Digitally Enabled Social Change: Activism in the Internet Age. 2011. Jennifer Earl and Katrina Kimport. .
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