What to know about the costs of traveling for abortion care in the US

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.
53% : Even with the possibility of emotional benefits, travel for abortion care exacts clear and substantial costs.___Katrina Kimport receives funding from the Society of Family Planning, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and an anonymous foundation.___A look at 50 years of Supreme Court abortion decisions 1973 1976 1986 1989 1992 2000 2007 2016 2020 2021 2022 Hot off the Wire bonus episode: Supreme Court hands down rulings in abortion, gun casesListen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify |
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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