Crossing America’s ‘abortion desert’: Women increasingly travel out of state for procedure
8 years, 9 months ago

Crossing America’s ‘abortion desert’: Women increasingly travel out of state for procedure

LA Times  

Dr. Willie Parker recently relocated from Illinois to Alabama to perform abortions there and in Georgia and Mississippi. It’s stressful to travel all this way.” The National Abortion Federation hotline referred 209 Texas patients to New Mexico last year, compared with 21 in 2013, said Vicki Saporta, the group’s president and chief executive. As more states adopt more restrictive laws and the number of clinics dwindles in the so-called “abortion desert” – an area that stretches from Florida to New Mexico and north into the Midwest – women are increasingly traveling across state lines to avoid long waits for appointments and escape the legal barriers in their home states. Many providers in the region won’t handle abortions beyond 15 weeks, he said, creating “watershed areas” where women must seek care across state lines. Some out-of-state patients are no-shows, unable to handle travel costs, he said: “You have a lot of women who are staying pregnant because they can’t surpass that barrier.” Anti-abortion activists say they are encouraged to see clinics close due to laws that they say protect women’s safety.

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Abortions are up in U.S., with women turning to pills and travel
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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Abortions are up in U.S., with women turning to pills and travel

LA Times  

Two women at a watch party in Kansas City, Mo., react after an abortion rights amendment to the Missouri Constitution was passed on Nov. 5. It’s now been two and a half years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade and opened the door for states to implement bans. Here’s a look at data on where things stand: …

I’m raising my rapist’s baby because I couldn’t get an abortion. This is the reality of reproductive care in America
5 months ago

I’m raising my rapist’s baby because I couldn’t get an abortion. This is the reality of reproductive care in America

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Melinda, whose name was changed at her request …

Abortions are down under Florida’s 6-week ban but not by as much as in other states, study says
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Abortions are down under Florida’s 6-week ban but not by as much as in other states, study says

Associated Press  

When Florida’s ban on abortions after the sixth week of pregnancy began on May 1, the number of abortions didn’t drop as much as it has when other states implemented similar policies, a study released Thursday estimates. The study by the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion access, suggests that Florida clinics, abortion funds and support networks were …

Abortion bans are pushing people to terminate later in pregnancy
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Abortion bans are pushing people to terminate later in pregnancy

Salon  

Dr. Diane Horvath is an OB-GYN who has worked in abortion care over the last 15 years. But since the Supreme Court Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade, allowing states to deny access to abortion, she’s noticed a trend at her clinic in Maryland: abortion bans and gestational restrictions are forcing people who try to get abortions earlier in pregnancy …

Minnesota providers prepare for influx of patients from Iowa as abortion ban takes effect
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Minnesota providers prepare for influx of patients from Iowa as abortion ban takes effect

LA Times  

Minnesota providers and public officials are preparing to welcome patients traveling from Iowa, where a ban on most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy goes into effect Monday. Sarah Traxler, an ob-gyn based in Minnesota and the chief medical officer of Planned Parenthood North Central States, said Iowa’s law could have ripple effects throughout the region. Across the country, …

New Kansas abortion clinic will open to help meet demand from restrictive neighboring states
10 months, 1 week ago

New Kansas abortion clinic will open to help meet demand from restrictive neighboring states

Associated Press  

A new abortion clinic will open in southeast Kansas this fall, bolstering the state’s role as a regional hub for reproductive health services whose neighbors have severely restricted access since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood Great Plains announced Tuesday that Pittsburg, Kansas, will be home to a new facility providing abortion procedures …

New Kansas abortion clinic will open to help meet demand from restrictive neighboring states
10 months, 1 week ago

New Kansas abortion clinic will open to help meet demand from restrictive neighboring states

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A new abortion clinic will …

Opinion: Here’s How Dangerous This SCOTUS Abortion Ruling Could Be
11 months ago

Opinion: Here’s How Dangerous This SCOTUS Abortion Ruling Could Be

Huff Post  

The U.S. Supreme Court is about to rule on a case in which abortion bans in several states collide with the daily reality of emergency medicine in hospitals across the nation ― and its decision will have life-and-death implications. At the heart of Idaho v. United States and Moyle v. United States is whether hospital emergency departments in states that …

Arizona’s abortion ban is likely to cause a scramble for services in states where it’s still legal
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Arizona’s abortion ban is likely to cause a scramble for services in states where it’s still legal

Associated Press  

Adrienne Mansanares expects a flurry of calls from patients in Arizona starting this week. “This is now another place where they can’t go safety to access care.” On top of potentially long distances to states like New Mexico, California and Colorado, patients who used to go to Arizona from other states for abortion care will have to go elsewhere, Phillis …

Arizona's abortion ban is likely to cause a scramble for services in states where it's still legal
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Arizona's abortion ban is likely to cause a scramble for services in states where it's still legal

The Independent  

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Arizona lawmaker announces plan to have an abortion on state Senate floor
1 year ago

Arizona lawmaker announces plan to have an abortion on state Senate floor

The Independent  

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More ‘navigators’ are helping women travel to have abortions
1 year, 1 month ago

More ‘navigators’ are helping women travel to have abortions

Raw Story  

Chloe Bell is a case manager at the National Abortion Federation. “What price did they quote you?” Bell asked a woman from New Jersey who had called the organization’s hotline seeking money to pay for an abortion. State abortion laws have always varied, so helping people access legal abortion services isn’t new, but the amount of travel needed to get …

It’s taking longer to get an abortion in the US. Doctors fear riskier, more complex procedures
1 year, 3 months ago

It’s taking longer to get an abortion in the US. Doctors fear riskier, more complex procedures

Associated Press  

A woman whose fetus was unlikely to survive called more than a dozen abortion clinics before finding one that would take her, only to be put on weekslong waiting lists. “While abortion is safe at all points in pregnancy,” with an overall complication rate of 2%, it “does get more complicated as the pregnancy continues,” said Dr. Colleen McNicholas, chief …

Abortion delays have grown more common in the US since Roe v. Wade was overturned
1 year, 3 months ago

Abortion delays have grown more common in the US since Roe v. Wade was overturned

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “While abortion is safe at all points in pregnancy,” …

Judge sentences a woman who investigators say burned a Wyoming abortion clinic to 5 years in prison
1 year, 5 months ago

Judge sentences a woman who investigators say burned a Wyoming abortion clinic to 5 years in prison

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An abortion opponent who broke …

Judge sentences a woman who investigators say burned a Wyoming abortion clinic to 5 years in prison
1 year, 5 months ago

Judge sentences a woman who investigators say burned a Wyoming abortion clinic to 5 years in prison

Associated Press  

— Emotional and physical abuse by parents who expected her to someday play a “supporting role” in her own life in deference to a future husband featured in the childhood of a woman who burned what was to be Wyoming’s first full-service abortion clinic in at least a decade, a judge said Thursday in handing down the minimum prison sentence …

The woman who torched Wyoming's lone, full-service abortion clinic is about to be sentenced
1 year, 5 months ago

The woman who torched Wyoming's lone, full-service abortion clinic is about to be sentenced

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A woman who says anxiety …

As more abortion bans occur, many patients must travel hundreds of miles for care — or be stranded
1 year, 6 months ago

As more abortion bans occur, many patients must travel hundreds of miles for care — or be stranded

Salon  

Earlier this month, Indiana became the 15th state to nearly totally ban abortions after Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court in June 2022. There have been observed increases in the number of people traveling to states like Minnesota or Illinois because they border states with abortion bans or even extreme restrictions on reproductive care — but this …

45-year-old Louisiana woman traveled 2,000 miles for abortion: report
1 year, 8 months ago

45-year-old Louisiana woman traveled 2,000 miles for abortion: report

Raw Story  

A 45-year-old Louisiana woman was forced to travel out-of-state for an abortion nearly 2,000 miles from her home. "It was probably one of the hardest things I've had to go through, from the moment of discovering that I was pregnant at age 45 to actually having to have to take time off work, travel across the country, do a meeting …

This abortion doctor is not ready to leave Alabama. ‘You don’t want me here? That’s why I’m gonna stay’
1 year, 10 months ago

This abortion doctor is not ready to leave Alabama. ‘You don’t want me here? That’s why I’m gonna stay’

LA Times  

People often ask Dr. Leah Torres why she stays in Alabama. These are expendable people in the eyes of the state of Alabama.” ‘We have to push back’ When Tina Collins, the front office manager, picks up the phone — “West Alabama Women’s Center!” — she frequently has to inform callers the clinic no longer provides abortions. Escaping ‘corporate medical …

'Severe, almost unimaginable cost': Physicians react to ruling placing abortion pill use in jeopardy
1 year, 11 months ago

'Severe, almost unimaginable cost': Physicians react to ruling placing abortion pill use in jeopardy

Raw Story  

A Texas federal judge with a history of anti-abortion beliefs has thrown into jeopardy the most common form of abortion since Roe v. Wade fell last summer. Ruling has implications for miscarriage management, doctor says In a “friend of the court” brief filed in the lawsuit in February, leading medical and public health societies that include the American College of …

As South bans abortion, thousands turn to Illinois clinics
2 years ago

As South bans abortion, thousands turn to Illinois clinics

Associated Press  

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. — Dr. Colleen McNicholas is fresh off performing two abortions when a ringing phone quickly stops her. “It’s like crisis management every day of the year.” Months before Roe v. Wade was overturned, Planned Parenthood and the nearby Hope Clinic had already been grappling with a surge of patients from Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and elsewhere after Gov. …

Texas abortion law: the new unintended crisis that could explode in the state.
2 years ago

Texas abortion law: the new unintended crisis that could explode in the state.

Slate  

For three days last fall, Leah Wilson entered her pregnant patient’s hospital room and checked the fetus for a heartbeat. “These are things that I haven’t seen in, you know, 20 years of practicing OB, 14 years of practicing high-risk OB—I’ve never run into these situations where people are wondering what to do.” The inability to provide what they say …

To safeguard healthy twin in utero, she had to 'escape' Texas for abortion procedure
2 years ago

To safeguard healthy twin in utero, she had to 'escape' Texas for abortion procedure

NPR  

To safeguard healthy twin in utero, she had to 'escape' Texas for abortion procedure Enlarge this image toggle caption Nitashia Johnson for NPR Nitashia Johnson for NPR Lauren Miller sensed right away that her second pregnancy was different than her first. Sponsor Message "They did the ultrasound – we saw him one last time, took one last photo of the …

Despite dangerous pregnancy complications, abortions denied
2 years, 4 months ago

Despite dangerous pregnancy complications, abortions denied

Associated Press  

Weeks after Roe v. Wade was overturned, Dr. Grace Ferguson treated a woman whose water had broken halfway through pregnancy. “You slowly get sicker and sicker.” It’s impossible to say when that line is crossed, said Dr. Alison Haddock, who’s on the board of the American College of Emergency Physicians. Dr. Lauren Miller, a maternal-fetal specialist in Boise, said she …

Despite dangerous pregnancy complications, abortions denied
2 years, 4 months ago

Despite dangerous pregnancy complications, abortions denied

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “You slowly get sicker and sicker.” It’s impossible to …

Texas woman almost dies because she couldn’t get an abortion
2 years, 4 months ago

Texas woman almost dies because she couldn’t get an abortion

CNN  

CNN — Another woman has come forward with the harrowing details of how the Supreme Court’s decision four months ago to overturn Roe v. Wade put her life in danger. “Josh always tells me he’s been in love with me since we were 4 years old,” Amanda said. “My doctor said, ‘Well, right now we just have to wait, because …

Arizona clinic has workaround for abortion pill ban
2 years, 5 months ago

Arizona clinic has workaround for abortion pill ban

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — A Phoenix abortion clinic has come up with a way for patients who can end their pregnancy using a pill to get the medication quickly without running afoul of a resurrected Arizona law that bans most abortions. While not as easy as before an Arizona judge ruled that a pre-statehood law criminalizing nearly all abortions could be enforced …

Arizona abortion clinics send women to other states
2 years, 5 months ago

Arizona abortion clinics send women to other states

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — When an Arizona judge ruled last week that prosecutors can resume enforcing a near-total ban on abortion that dates to the Civil War, it fell to the staff at Camelback Family Planning to break the news to the women scheduled for appointments in the coming weeks. One woman argued, “But I’m only five weeks.” Women seeking abortions across …

Louisiana woman who alleges she was denied abortion after fetus’ fatal diagnosis says ‘it should not happen to any other woman’
2 years, 7 months ago

Louisiana woman who alleges she was denied abortion after fetus’ fatal diagnosis says ‘it should not happen to any other woman’

CNN  

CNN — A pregnant Louisiana woman who alleges she was denied an abortion despite the fetus being diagnosed with a fatal condition says other women should not have to experience her plight. Nancy Davis said she is planning to get an abortion in another state after a Louisiana hospital allegedly chose not to perform the procedure even though her baby …

Even before the Dobbs ruling, more Americans were traveling for abortions
2 years, 8 months ago

Even before the Dobbs ruling, more Americans were traveling for abortions

NPR  

Even before the Dobbs ruling, more Americans were traveling for abortions Enlarge this image toggle caption Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images Even before last month's Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, a growing number of people were traveling across state lines for abortions. Interstate travel for abortion is expected to continue to increase as …

Abortion laws spark profound changes in other medical care
2 years, 8 months ago

Abortion laws spark profound changes in other medical care

Associated Press  

A sexual assault survivor chooses sterilization so that if she is ever attacked again, she won’t be forced to give birth to a rapist’s baby. It’s just one example of “the horrible downstream effects of criminalizing abortion care,’' said Dr. Catherine Romanos, who works at the Dayton clinic. “Whether it’s surgical or medical — that’s the treatment.’’ Now, he said, …

Doctor under investigation by Indiana's Republican attorney general after providing abortion for child rape victim
2 years, 8 months ago

Doctor under investigation by Indiana's Republican attorney general after providing abortion for child rape victim

Raw Story  

Authorities in Indiana said they are investigating a gynecologist who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old girl who had been raped -- a flashpoint case in the wake of the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn the federal right to end a pregnancy. Indiana attorney general Todd Rokita criticized Bernard on Wednesday evening, accusing her of not alerting the authorities …

Large Texas abortion provider will relocate to New Mexico
2 years, 8 months ago

Large Texas abortion provider will relocate to New Mexico

Associated Press  

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — One of the largest abortion providers in Texas is planning to move its operations to New Mexico and another provider that offers tele-health services related to abortion and reproductive health care is expanding its footprint in the state. Now, the provider wants to establish a new clinic in a New Mexico city near the state line to …

The largest abortion provider in Texas is moving to New Mexico as Mississippi’s lone clinic prepares to close
2 years, 8 months ago

The largest abortion provider in Texas is moving to New Mexico as Mississippi’s lone clinic prepares to close

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The largest independent abortion provider in Texas will close its …

Girl, 10, Reportedly Forced To Travel Out Of State For Abortion
2 years, 8 months ago

Girl, 10, Reportedly Forced To Travel Out Of State For Abortion

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A 10-year-old girl just over six weeks pregnant had to travel to Indiana to obtain an abortion after she was denied the procedure in her home state of Ohio, the Indianapolis Star Tribune reported Saturday. The appalling situation for the child rape victim will likely be repeated countless times now that the U.S. Supreme Court last month …

Clinics scramble to divert patients as states ban abortion
2 years, 8 months ago

Clinics scramble to divert patients as states ban abortion

Associated Press  

They call her, desperate, scared and often broke. “There’s a lot of misinformation.” In Missouri, where abortions were already severely restricted, a new ban took effect Friday that only allows the procedure in “cases of medical emergency.” Kansas City leaders are weighing a $300 stipend to help employees travel for an abortion. “It’s kind of an American nightmare that we’re …

Arizona abortion providers halt procedures after Roe ruling
2 years, 9 months ago

Arizona abortion providers halt procedures after Roe ruling

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Abortion providers across Arizona halted procedures Friday while they try to determine if a law dating to pre-statehood days means their doctors and nurses could face prison time now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that abortion rights are not protected by the Constitution. Explaining the halt in procedures, Planned Parenthood Arizona President and CEO Brittany Forteno …

With just 8 abortion clinics, Minnesota may struggle to meet out-of-state demand
2 years, 9 months ago

With just 8 abortion clinics, Minnesota may struggle to meet out-of-state demand

NPR  

With just 8 abortion clinics, Minnesota may struggle to meet out-of-state demand Enlarge this image toggle caption Christina Saint Louis/KHN Christina Saint Louis/KHN BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — A few minutes west of the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport sits a brick, one-story building with opaque windows. Clinicians and abortion rights advocates say Minnesota patients regularly wait at least two weeks for appointments …

Where is abortion legal? In red states, women navigate a chaotic landscape
2 years, 9 months ago

Where is abortion legal? In red states, women navigate a chaotic landscape

LA Times  

Head nurse Francia Webb talks to a client about abortion options at the West Alabama Women’s Center in Tuscaloosa on March 14. “This is absolutely a historic setback — a major failure for all women across the United States,” said Diane Derzis, the owner of Mississippi’s last remaining abortion provider, Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the clinic at the center of …

For doctors, abortion restrictions create an 'impossible choice' when providing care
2 years, 9 months ago

For doctors, abortion restrictions create an 'impossible choice' when providing care

NPR  

For doctors, abortion restrictions create an 'impossible choice' when providing care Enlarge this image Tracy Lee for NPR Tracy Lee for NPR Now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, medical ethics experts say many physicians will be caught in a bind: unable to fulfill their professional obligations to provide care to their pregnant patients because of state …

As Roe vs. Wade falls, New Mexico braces for a steep rise of abortion seekers
2 years, 9 months ago

As Roe vs. Wade falls, New Mexico braces for a steep rise of abortion seekers

LA Times  

The parking lot to the abortion clinic in this desert city was crowded recently with cars from out of state: four from Texas. “Oh, my gosh, the magnitude for us is going to be tremendous,” said Dr. Lisa Hofler, the clinical vice chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of New Mexico. “This ripples far beyond …

Limits on early abortion drive more women to get them later
2 years, 9 months ago

Limits on early abortion drive more women to get them later

Associated Press  

An 18-year-old was undergoing treatment for an eating disorder when she learned she was pregnant, already in the second trimester. “It’s not because people don’t want to have them sooner,” said Dr. Diane Horvath, an OB-GYN in Baltimore, Maryland, who has performed abortions for 16 years. “It’s because barriers and new information cause them to have to push it back …

Inside New Mexico’s battle to keep up with surging abortion demand as neighbouring states enact bans
2 years, 10 months ago

Inside New Mexico’s battle to keep up with surging abortion demand as neighbouring states enact bans

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Patients traveling out of state for reproductive care …

Even with Roe vs. Wade in place, low-income women struggle to get abortions in Texas
2 years, 10 months ago

Even with Roe vs. Wade in place, low-income women struggle to get abortions in Texas

LA Times  

The patient slid onto the examination table as the doctor ran through her standard list of questions. “But I do in Texas.” Cushing knows that for women seeking abortions in the Rio Grande Valley, the McAllen clinic isn’t necessarily the first place they turn. Dr. Blair Cushing, left, consults with Claire, 23, who will have a medication abortion at Whole …

Column: A Texas woman sought an abortion. Here’s how far California went to help her
2 years, 10 months ago

Column: A Texas woman sought an abortion. Here’s how far California went to help her

LA Times  

Because of state restrictions on abortions and a pending U.S. Supreme Court ruling, California is gearing up to help many more women needing reproductive care, possibly several hundred per week at the bigger clinics. “Justice Alito’s opinion, assuming it becomes the final decision, will put many rights in danger,” he said. “Before I went through this situation, I really didn’t …

Abortion Providers And Patients Prepare For A Post-Roe World
2 years, 10 months ago

Abortion Providers And Patients Prepare For A Post-Roe World

Huff Post  

Immediately after a leaked draft on Monday evening revealed that the Supreme Court was set to dismantle abortion rights, Robin Marty began fielding calls from her abortion clinic staff wondering if they would still open their doors the next day. “That’s something that we’ve been dealing with at the clinic all day.” Marty, along with other clinic staff and abortion …

As US abortion access wanes, this doctor travels to fill a void
2 years, 10 months ago

As US abortion access wanes, this doctor travels to fill a void

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Tien performs an abortion …

Abortion rights advocates to challenge Oklahoma’s ‘devastating’ 6-week abortion ban
2 years, 10 months ago

Abortion rights advocates to challenge Oklahoma’s ‘devastating’ 6-week abortion ban

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Oklahoma’s Republican-controlled state legislature has approved a Texas-style ban on …

The Most Unexpected Consequence of the Texas Abortion Ban
2 years, 11 months ago

The Most Unexpected Consequence of the Texas Abortion Ban

Slate  

In a third-floor medical suite with sweeping views of a Texas highway, staff members at Houston Women’s Reproductive Services are adapting to the new demands the state’s restrictive abortion law has placed on their jobs. “Women are peeing on sticks every day,” said Catalina Leaño, 51, the lead nurse at Houston Women’s Reproductive Services. “People are coming in in chaos …

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