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.

  • Flying Squid
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    7 months ago

    This is literally blaming the victim:

    If all those women in Texas voted with their own personal wellbeing in mind, you would not have a Republican problem. And therefor no abortion crisis.

    You blamed all women in Texas.

    Also, Texas is incredibly gerrymandered. Voting won’t fix the problem.

    https://www.texastribune.org/2022/04/20/texas-redistricting-elections/

    There is no good fix at present. That’s a sad truth.

    • @Treczoks
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      Voting won’t fix the problem.

      If you think like that, you already lost.

      • Flying Squid
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        27 months ago

        You read that article quickly. Within 30 seconds of me posting it, in fact.

        • @Treczoks
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          17 months ago

          I am already well aware that Republican states of the US are heavily gerrymandered. The GOP would no longer be an issue in most places without that.

          • Flying Squid
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            27 months ago

            But you think that somehow just getting out the vote will fix the issue?