Guttmacher data scientist Isaac Maddow-Zimet delivered powerful testimony in front of the US Senate on how abortion bans and restrictions force pregnant patients to travel for abortion care. As our Monthly Abortion Provision Study shows, 1 in 5 abortion patients were crossing state lines for care in 2023. This cannot be the new norm.
Guttmacher data scientist testifies on availability of abortion providers at the US Senate
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Transcript: Yeah, absolutely. I think that in general, access to abortion care and finding providers that patients can access has always been very difficult in the US and now in states when there are states with bans that access has gotten a lot worse. It's no surprise that providers want to practice in states where they can provide the best care possible and patients on their side are forced to travel very far in order to access that care.