abortion access

State abortion initiatives have proved to be major voter mobilizers since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion in 2022.

A next big ballot fight over abortion could come to Arizona

5:00am December 23, 2023

by Ximena Bustillo

Abortion access advocates are collecting signatures needed to put a measure on Arizona's 2024 ballot. Democrats hope the initiative could drive turnout in the swing state.

Anti-abortion demonstrators gather outside Planned Parenthood's Water Street Health Center in Milwaukee on Monday, Sept. 2023. Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin began offering abortions at the clinic that day after not doing so for more than a year.

Abortions resume in Wisconsin after 15 months of legal uncertainty

11:39am September 21, 2023

After Roe v. Wade was overturned, a law still on the books from 1849 left the legality of abortions in dispute in the state. This week, Planned Parenthood resumes services.

Demonstrators rally to mark the first anniversary of the US Supreme Court ruling in the Dobbs v Women's Health Organization case in Washington, DC on June 24, 2023.

Abortion access could continue to change in year 2 after the overturn of Roe v. Wade

6:35pm July 03, 2023

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

It's already harder to get an abortion in many places and access is likely to be limited more with the passage of new laws.

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Post Dobbs decision, abortion debates shift to the states

1:30pm June 29, 2023

by David Ford

One year after the U.S.

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Abortion access in the U.S., 2013 vs. 2023: The number of Americans who live more than 200 miles from a clinic or hospital that provides abortion dramatically grew in the past decade.

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How many miles do you have to travel to get abortion care? One professor maps it

5:26pm June 21, 2023

An economics professor at Middlebury College and her undergrad research assistants have been tracking access to abortion care since 2009. These maps show the dramatic changes in the past decade.

Volunteer pilots fly patients to get abortions and gender-affirming medical care from states with bans to nearby states where the services are available.

Volunteer pilots fly patients seeking abortions to states where it's legal

1:32pm March 27, 2023

by Rose Conlon

It can be a lifeline for patients who can't afford the time or costs of driving or flying commercially. It's an example of the unconventional tactics of abortion rights groups in a post-Roe America.

A judge blocks the Indiana abortion ban a week after it took effect

10:15am September 22, 2022

by The Associated Press

Owen County Judge Kelsey Hanlon issued a preliminary injunction against the ban being enforced, putting the new law on hold as abortion clinic operators argue that it violates the state constitution.

A room in a Planned Parenthood of Illinois clinic in Waukegan, where abortion providers from Wisconsin are helping to provide access to more patients from their home state now that abortion is nearly banned there.

Abortion is legal in Illinois. In Wisconsin, it's nearly banned. So clinics teamed up

6:06am August 11, 2022

by Kristen Schorsch

After Wisconsin left an 1849 near-total abortion ban in place, some providers began commuting to Illinois to treat patients. These Planned Parenthood partnerships could be a model for the future.

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Dr. Nicole Scott, the residency program director at Indiana's largest teaching hospital, is worried what the near-total ban on abortion in the state means for her hospital's ability to recruit and retain the best doctors.

Their mentor was attacked. Now young OB-GYNs may leave Indiana

5:00am August 10, 2022

by Farah Yousry

Dr. Caitlin Bernard was publicly vilified for providing abortion care to a 10-year-old rape victim. And that's got some medical residents who were open to practicing in Indiana thinking again.

Brittany Mostiller, former executive director of the Chicago Abortion Fund, said the fund's financial support prevented her from taking more drastic actions she'd considered when she found out she was pregnant.

The role of independent funds to help people access abortion is growing

4:14pm July 25, 2022

Independent funds that help people pay for abortions have been flooded with donations since Roe v. Wade was overturned, but demand and costs are also rising as more states enact restrictive bans.