The Increasing Number of Women Who Travel for Abortions
A new study finds that the number of patients traveling out of state for abortions has increased dramatically since Roe v. Wade, with low-income women and women of color disproportionately affected.
The research, published in the American Journal of Public Health, used data from the Turnaway Study—a longitudinal study of over 1,000 women who sought but were denied abortions due to gestational age limits at their clinics—to examine trends in interstate abortion travel from 2008 to 2014.
During that time, 24 percent of participants traveled out of state for an abortion, up from just 3 percent in the years immediately …