State bans have blocked abortion for nearly 21 million women, plus trans and nonbinary people, since the Supreme Court's decision to strip our federal abortion rights. The result? Chaos, anguish, and confusion — especially for people who deal with systemic racism and discrimination. They already have steep barriers to health care and struggle to make ends meet.
Some patients are forced to stay pregnant, because the financial burden of out-of-state travel is impossible to afford.
Some self manage their abortions, outside the medical system.
Others make the desperate and costly decision to travel hundreds, or even thousands of miles, to get the abortion care they desperately need and deserve.
Even in states where abortion is legal, restrictions — like waiting periods and other medically unnecessary and arbitrary barriers — run up the expenses of abortion even further: the cost of overnight stays, child care, lost wages and more.
Charlie is a mom of two who lives in San Antonio, Texas. Charlie learns she’s about eight weeks pregnant and frantically tries to come up with the money to get an abortion out of state.
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Avery is a college student in Shreveport, Louisiana. Avery wants to finish school before even thinking about starting a family, but about a month after missing their period, they learn they’re pregnant. Abortion is banned in Louisiana, so Avery scrounges to put together every cent they have for an abortion in another state.
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Nina and her husband, Daniel, live in Boise, Idaho. Last year, they decided they were ready to start a family and after months of trying, Nina learned she was finally pregnant. But at her 20-week appointment, Nina’s doctor informed her of a serious medical issue that would make it unsafe for her to carry her pregnancy to term.
All prices collected in mid-2022:
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