Abortion Clinics Face Closures Across the U.S. Despite Legal Status
Abortion clinics are closing in the U.S., even in legal states, due to funding issues and federal policy changes, raising concerns among advocates.
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Overview
- Abortion clinics are shutting down across the U.S., including in states where abortion remains legal, raising alarm among advocates.
- Since the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, 105 clinics have closed, impacting access to abortion services nationwide.
- Federal funding cuts and a struggling abortion funding system are contributing to the closures of clinics, even in supportive states.
- Traveling for abortion care has become more expensive, with increased costs for transportation and accommodation due to clinic closures.
- Planned Parenthood is closing locations in Iowa and Minnesota while expanding services elsewhere, highlighting the ongoing challenges in abortion access.
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Emphasizes the closure of abortion clinics in the U.S. despite legal status in some states.
"The abortion funding system across the U.S. is battered three years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and allowed states to enforce bans."
ABC News"The increase in contributions that followed the 2022 Supreme Court ruling has declined for most funds and clinics."
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As of March 2024, the number of brick-and-mortar clinics providing abortion care in the U.S. had declined by 5% since 2020, resulting in a net loss of 42 clinics. There were no clinics operating in the 14 states with total abortion bans.
Clinic closures in states where abortion is legal are primarily due to funding issues and federal policy changes, impacting the sustainability of these clinics.
Clinic closures have forced thousands of patients to travel to other states for abortion care, increasing costs for transportation and accommodation, and affecting those who cannot afford these additional expenses.
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