New Texas Ban in Effect: Texans Now Have to Drive Over 200 Miles Farther Each Way for Most Abortion Care
As of September 1, the U.S. Supreme Court has failed to intervene and block Texas’ six-week abortion ban. As a result, the law has gone into effect and Roe v. Wade is now effectively meaningless for one in 10 U.S. women aged 15-49. Among other harms, this ban could force people in Texas to travel an average of more than 200 additional miles each way for abortion care—and even then, their next nearest clinic would likely be in another state hostile to abortion rights.
