If Roe v. Wade is overturned, several states, including Texas, are expected to ban abortion entirely. Residents of those states will have to look to other states if they want abortions. But not everyone will not be able to afford the trip.
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“This information coming out just as we’re waiting to see if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns abortion rights is a bit jarring in a sense,” said Elizabeth Nash, who tracks state policy at the Guttmacher Institute and helped write the report. “We are seeing that people need access to abortion care, and they need more access to abortion care, and there’s the potential now for states to ban abortion.
Abortions are still far less common than they were 30 years ago. In 1981, when the U.S. population was significantly smaller, about 1.6 million abortions were recorded, per Guttmacher’s records. That represented a peak, and the number has steadily declined. Since 2011, fewer than a million abortions have been performed per year.
Maine and Virginia both passed laws allowing nurse practitioners and other non-physician clinicians to provide abortions as well. Local and state abortion funds — private organizations that help people pay for abortions — also experienced greater financial support and were able to help more people pay for their abortions, Nash said.
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