What to know about the costs of traveling for abortion care in the US - here's what I learned from talking to hundreds of women who've sought abortions

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : But in my research, some of the women who had to travel for abortion care talked about how much they appreciated the emotional support they received in their destination clinic - especially after the hostility to abortion they had experienced in their home communities.
45% : Abortion seekers in those states may opt to travel to another state where abortion remains legal, as many Texans did following the implementation of their state's highly restrictive law in 2021.
44% : In the case of abortion travel, they are typically traveling because abortion is either legally restricted or unavailable in their home area.
38% : As of late August 2022, about half of the states in the U.S. have already restricted or are expected to heavily restrict abortion.

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