Demographic Disparities Women of color, uninsured individuals, and residents of non-Medicaid expansion states face significant barriers. Socioeconomic status, age, and gestational length influence distance traveled for abortion care.
Impact of TRAP Laws TRAP laws impose burdensome regulations on abortion providers and facilities. Result in clinic closures and reduced availability of services. Jones & Jerman (2017) found a significant reduction in abortion providers in states with TRAP laws.
Recent Trends Maddow-Zimet & Kost (2023) show an increase in out-of-state travel for abortion care. "New data" (2023) reports a rise in patients traveling out of state for abortion services.
References Jones, R. K., & Jerman, J. (2017). Population Group Abortion Rates and Lifetime Incidence of Abortion: United States, 2008-2014. American journal of public health, 107(12), 1904–1909. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2017.304042 Maddow-Zimet, I., & Kost, K. (2023). Even before Roe was overturned, nearly one in 10 people obtaining an abortion traveled across state lines for care. Guttmacher Institute. https://www.guttmacher.org/article/2022/07/even-roe-was-overturned-nearly-one-10-people-obtaining-abortion-traveled-across Medoff, M. H. (2010). State abortion policies, targeted regulation of abortion provider laws, and abortion demand. Review of Policy Research, 27(5), 577–594. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1541-1338.2010.00460.x New data show that interstate travel for abortion care in the United States has doubled since 2020. Guttmacher Institute. (2023). https://www.guttmacher.org/news-release/2023/new-data-show-interstate-travel-abortion-care-united-states-has-doubled-2020 Sears, B, Cohen, C. and Stemple L. (2022). People Traveling to California and Los Angeles for Abortion Care if Roe v. Wade is Overturned. Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy, UCLA School of Law. Retrieved 19 April 2024, from https://law.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/PDFs/Center_on_Reproductive_Health/California_Abortion_Estimates.pdf https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/rightfully-ours/bans-off-our-bodies/travel
