If the Supreme Court finalizes its leaked draft ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, New Yorkers will not have to worry about losing their existing abortion rights, which have been codified into law.
That’s more abortions for out-of-state clients than in any other U.S. state besides Illinois. Several other states that serve large numbers of non-resident clients, like Georgia, Florida and Tennessee, are considered certain or likely to ban abortion, according to the Guttmacher Institute. That means that people already making the costly and difficult trip may have to travel even farther afield to seek care.
“So far in 2022, the Brigid Alliance has helped more than 450 people travel to their abortion care, and we anticipate a surge in requests for our support in the coming months,” Schalit added. Mississippi’s ban on abortions after 15 week is what predicated the Supreme Court’s leaked ruling, which Chief Justice John Roberts
Still, New York is not the only potential destination for those in need of an abortion. New York is one of 16 states, in addition to Washington, D.C., with laws protecting abortion rights, according to the Guttmacher Institute. In 2019, more than two-thirds of abortions in Washington, D.C., were performed on non-residents, according to CDC data. It also has a higher ratio of abortions to live births than any jurisdiction that reports to the CDC.
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