Even before the Dobbs ruling, more Americans were traveling for abortions
Nearly 1 in 10 abortions in 2020 were provided to patients who’d crossed state lines, according to a report released Thursday by the Guttmacher Institute. That’s up from 6% in 2011. As the report notes, the increase occurred as a growing number of states were passing abortion restrictions.
‘They Want to Hold Women Captive’: GOP Blocks Bill Protecting Right to Travel for Abortion
Democratic leaders and reproductive rights advocates swiftly blasted anti-choice Republican lawmakers on Thursday after U.S. Sen. James Lankford blocked a bill intended to protect the right of pregnant people across the country to travel for abortion services.
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“It’s disgraceful that anyone would object to making sure people can travel to other states for reproductive healthcare,” she added in a statement. “It’s morally repugnant. By objecting to this bill, Republicans are rejecting any appearance of fighting for people’s rights, and embracing all-out oppression of women like never before.”