Wednesday 2 November 2022 10:52 PM Access to abortions has eroded since Roe v Wade was overturned trends now

Wednesday 2 November 2022 10:52 PM Access to abortions has eroded since Roe v Wade was overturned trends now
Wednesday 2 November 2022 10:52 PM Access to abortions has eroded since Roe v Wade was overturned trends now

Wednesday 2 November 2022 10:52 PM Access to abortions has eroded since Roe v Wade was overturned trends now

Abortion travel times have tripled and sales of overseas termination pills have surged since Roe v. Wade was overturned.

The human impact of the landmark decision in June has been laid bare in more than a dozen analyses and reports published Tuesday.

They were released just a week ahead of the midterm elections, where some expect abortion rights to be a key issue.

One of the newly published studies estimated it now takes about 100 minutes to travel to an abortion clinic on average, compared to just 30 minutes last year.

A second report showed overseas orders of abortion pills have soared, especially in states including Louisiana and Arkansas where the operation has been banned.

A third study suggested depression and domestic violence could rise as a result of unintended pregnancies.

Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, 13 states have banned abortions while five others have placed restrictions on the procedure.

This map shows estimated travel times to abortion clinics across the US last year, before restrictions on abortion were introduced

This map shows estimated travel times to abortion clinics across the US last year, before restrictions on abortion were introduced

The above shows the estimated travel time to abortion clinics now Roe v. Wade has been overturned across America, with it rising to about 100 minutes on average. The 18 states highlighted have imposed restrictions on abortion or banned it outright

The above shows the estimated travel time to abortion clinics now Roe v. Wade has been overturned across America, with it rising to about 100 minutes on average. The 18 states highlighted have imposed restrictions on abortion or banned it outright

There were 79,620 abortions in August figures show, down six per cent in April.

Abortions fell to almost zero in states where it was banned or restricted over this period, but rose by nearly 5,000 in those where the procedure was still permitted.

Many mothers have come forward with horror stories of being denied medical care due to the stringent rules. 

Missouri hospital investigated for 'denying medical abortion'

A hospital in Missouri is under investigation after it denied an abortion to a woman whose water's broke early.

The Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, south-west Missouri, is accused of sending the woman away in late October.

She was forced to travel to another state in late October.

Full details of the case which is being investigated by Federal authorities are yet to be released.

A total of 13 US states have placed outright bans on abortion.

But in July the Biden Administration reminded hospitals that they were still required to give them in life- or health-saving emergencies under federal law.

The investitigation is being carried out under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, or EMTALA, which supercedes state law.

Situations where it comes into force include a woman's waters breaking early, which can lead to serious infections and threaten the life of the mother.

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Just yesterday the federal Government launched its first investigation over a woman being denied a medical abortion.

The Freeman Hospital West in Joplin, Missouri, has come under fire after a hospital refused to terminate a pregnancy in a woman whose waters broke early.

She eventually sought medical help outside the state.

The Biden Administration has reminded providers in states where abortion is banned that federal law requires them to provide it in life- or health-based emergencies.

Abortion has now been banned in Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky,

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