Abortion
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After Roe v. Wade repeal, abortion migration stats trending up from southern to northern states
Traveling across state lines to have an abortion has increased. In 2023, 171,300 women traveled to have abortions, up from 73,100 in 2019, according to the data.
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More than 170K people traveled out of state for abortions in 2023: Report
The report found that over 14,000 Texas patients crossed into New Mexico for an abortion last year, nearly 12,000 traveled to North Carolina from South Carolina and Georgia, and 16,000 traveled from various southern states to Illinois.
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Texas Supreme Court rules against women, doctors challenging state’s abortion ban
The law was challenged in March 2023 when five women who sought abortions after the ban went into effect were denied despite potential health consequences if their pregnancies weren’t terminated.