travel – Page 6 – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

22 Jun

After Dobbs, abortion access is harder, comes later and with a higher risk

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"“there’s a clinic in GA about 3 hours away. They said they will do it as long as no heartbeat is found on the ultrasound. If they find a heartbeat what do I do then??” Alabama, where abortion is a crime, is surrounded by states with abortion bans. But nearby Georgia currently allows a tiny window, which shuts once the embryo’s cardiac activity registers on an ultrasound. This happens generally by six weeks’ gestation, and the user was running out of time. In reality, she had to have been farther along, as pregnancy is counted from the first day of one’s…

19 Jun

Differing abortion laws in Minnesota, North Dakota create confusion for patients crossing state lines

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"Differing abortion laws in Minnesota and North Dakota are leading to confusion and fear for out-of-state patients seeking abortion care at the Red River Women’s Clinic, according to clinic director Tammi Kromenaker...."

15 Jun

Abortion care training is banned in some states. A new bill could help OB-GYNs get it

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"Today, she and Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), the chair of the powerful Senate appropriations committee, are introducing the Reproductive Health Care Training Act. It establishes a grant program, to provide $25 million each year – for the next five years – to fund medical students who leave their states to learn abortion care, and programs that train them. It's especially important in states like Wisconsin that have near total bans on abortion...."

14 Jun

Illinois continues to enact abortion protections a year after Roe v. Wade reversal

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"Reproductive rights advocates look to Illinois as a Midwestern safe haven for abortion access, while opponents of abortion say the state has gone to extreme lengths to make it the “abortion capital” of the country. Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, the abortion battle in Illinois rages on — despite the state previously enacting some of the strongest abortion protections in the country. Since June 2022, Democratic state lawmakers have passed a slew of bills ramping up protections for out-of-state patients and expanding overall access. But a small coalition of GOP legislators has been working…

14 Jun

Planned Parenthood Illinois sees 54% increase in abortion patients after Roe v. Wade overturned

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"Planned Parenthood Illinois is giving a closer look at the impact of the overturning of Roe v. Wade has had here in Illinois. The number of patients seeking care in the Land of Lincoln skyrocketing in the months since the Supreme Court’s ruling...."