The growing lack of reproductive health and abortion access can increasingly cause mothers and their families to face poorer health outcomes, according to Rodríguez, as more people are forced to travel across multiple state lines to access care in a timely manner. This is a difficult task, she added, considering the costs of travel and child care for their children. There are also added risks for those who lack legal immigration status and may face the risk of deportation if they travel more than 100 miles into the interior where Border Patrol checkpoints are set up.
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