Dobbs

A Year After Roe’s Demise, The Abortion Migration Strains Remaining Clinics

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While out-of-state visitors comprised around 20% of PPRM’s patients before the Dobbs decision, that population now makes up more than half of its patients, Mansaneres said. Around 90% of them are coming from Texas, with large swaths traveling from Oklahoma, Idaho and Wyoming as well. The average distance for a patient traveling to the region … Read more

The end of Roe, one year later

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It’s been nearly one year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, eliminating the constitutional right to an abortion via the Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health decision. In the months since, abortion access has been mostly banned in 14 states, stringent gestational limits have been put in place in several others, and the approval … Read more

Here’s a rough estimate of how many people recent SCOTUS rulings might kill

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For each foregone abortion, the researchers estimated an additional 0.8 births—a previously published conversion that accounts for some pregnant people miscarrying.  With that conversion, the estimated additional births are then multiplied by state-specific pregnancy-related mortality rates to get the estimated increase in death. Generally, pregnant people living in states with abortion bans are three times … Read more