When “abortion travel” becomes a nightmare: A tale of no good choices
Providing obstetrical care to a pregnant patient carrying a fetus with severe fetal anomalies is “very nuanced,” Lyons said. “Each patient does have their own individual risk. We can’t always assess when or how, and that’s what’s so frustrating about these laws: They don’t allow doctors the autonomy that we need to provide nuanced care.”
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171,300 patients traveled out of state for abortions in 2023
“Despite the amazing resiliency of abortion patients and providers, we can’t lose sight of the fact that this is neither normal nor acceptable,” he continued. “A person should not have to travel hundreds or thousands of miles to receive basic health care.”
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Parole and probation rules limit travel. That can be complicated for people seeking abortions.
More than half of the 800,000 women under community supervision live in states with abortion restrictions, making the path to access more difficult — or impossible.
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