Brady, David W.2020-12-162020-12-16197413768814https://hdl.handle.net/10657/7219Sixty-eight (68) decision-makers were interviewed in thirty-six (36) general hospitals in Harris County, Texas, one year after the Supreme Court's abortion decision (Roe v. Wade) to determine what impact the decision had on hospitals abortion policies. Hospitals' pre-Roe and post-Roe policies were measured on a 7-point scale. The mean policy position had shifted two points toward greater permissiveness after the abortion decision. Both economic variables (staff-bed ratio and occupancy rate) and decision-maker variables (opinion of the decision and opinion of the Court) were related to impact or policy change. Post-Roe policy positions viere viewed as measures of innovation. Both economic and decision-maker variables were found to be related to innovation. These variables were not significantly intercorrelated. Consequently, a "causal" model of two variables independently related to impact and innovation was indicated.application/pdfenThis item is protected by copyright but is made available here under a claim of fair use (17 U.S.C. §107) for non-profit research and educational purposes. Users of this work assume the responsibility for determining copyright status prior to reusing, publishing, or reproducing this item for purposes other than what is allowed by fair use or other copyright exemptions. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires express permission of the copyright holder.HospitalsAbortionThesisreformatted digital