Some 171,300 patients traveled out-of-state for abortions last year, new data estimates from the Guttmacher Institute show. State abortion bans that took effect in the post-Roe era have severely curbed access to reproductive care across the U.S.
More than one million clinician-provided abortions took place in states without a total ban in 2023 — the first full year after Roe v. Wade was overturned. That’s the highest number in more than a decade.
Out-of-state travel for abortions, including for the procedure or to obtain abortion pills, more than doubled from 2020 to 2023.
My neighbor has a yard sign along the lines of “Roe vs Wade didn’t start abortions, it just made them safe.” And it’s in the shape of a coat hanger.
I’m not a demographic that has to worry about pregnancy but that hit me hard.