171,300 patients traveled out-of-state for abortions in 2023

Over 170,000 people have traveled out-of-state to receive abortion care since January of last year, according to new data from the Guttmacher Institute, a figure underlined by the increasing difficulty to access care in some states. Out-of-state care accounted for over 15 percent of the estimated 1 million clinician-provided abortion procedures between 2023 and March...