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Their association with adolescent suicidality has not been quantitatively assessed.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n To evaluate whether implementation of total abortion bans was associated with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among female high school students.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Design, Setting, and Participants<\/jats:title>\n This cross-sectional study used difference-in-differences and event-study analyses of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Youth Risk Behavior Surveys (2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023) conducted among female and male students in grades 9 to 12 at public high schools in 15 participating states. Analyses were conducted between January 2025 and February 2026 and stratified by sex.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Exposure<\/jats:title>\n State-level implementation of a total abortion ban during the 12 months preceding survey administration.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>\n Outcomes of interest were self-reported suicidal ideation (serious consideration or planning) and suicide attempts (\u22651) in the past 12 months, measured using Youth Risk Behavior Survey items.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n The analytic sample included 338\u202f324 students (median [IQR] age, 16 [15-17] years), of whom 169\u202f967 (50%) were female. Among female students, increases in suicidal ideation were greater in states that implemented abortion bans than in states that did not (adjusted difference-in-differences estimate, 4.3 [95% CI, 1.6 to 6.5] percentage points). For suicide attempts, the corresponding estimate was similar but less precise and did not reach statistical significance (adjusted difference-in-differences estimate, 3.2 [95% CI, \u22120.4 to 6.1] percentage points). Among male students, estimates were smaller and not statistically significant (adjusted difference-in-differences estimate: ideation, 1.1 [95% CI, \u22120.9 to 4.4] percentage points; attempts, \u22120.3 [95% CI, \u22123.2 to 6.6] percentage points). For both sexes, event-study estimates reinforced the difference-in-differences findings and showed no evidence of differential prepolicy trends.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>\n In this cross-sectional study of high school students, implementation of total abortion bans was associated with increased suicidal ideation among female students, with similar but less precise estimates observed for suicide attempts. 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