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Barriers to Abortion Access
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- Some women must travel 50 miles or more to obtain an abortion
- Source: Jones RK et al., Abortion in the United States: incidence and access to services, 2005, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2008, 40(1):6–16.
- 87% of counties lack an abortion provider; 35% of women live in those counties
- Source: Jones RK and Kooistra K, Abortion incidence and access to services in the United States, 2008, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2011, 43(1):41–50.
- In 2012 alone, 43 abortion restrictions were enacted in 19 states.
- Source: Guttmacher Institute, Laws affecting reproductive health and rights: 2012 state policy review, 2013, <http://www.guttmacher.org/statecenter/updates/2012/statetrends42012.html>, accessed Jan. 7, 2013.
- Major state abortion restrictions currently in effect
- Source: Guttmacher Institute, State Policies in Brief Series, <http://www.guttmacher.org/statecenter/spibs/index.html>, accessed Jan. 7, 2013.
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