Drive time for abortions are longest in low-income, diverse areas across U.S.

AXIOS April 21, 2024
April Rubin

People driving the longest distances to get an abortion are more likely to come from congressional districts with lower incomes and more diverse populations, according to data analysis by the left-leaning Center for American Progress provided exclusively to Axios.

Why it matters: The steep and disproportionate barriers to reproductive access in the post-Roe era are becoming more measurable.

• “Women deserve access to care, and it shouldn’t be on a basis of their income,” said Sara Estep, associate director of the Women’s Initiative at CAP, who conducted the district-level analysis of data through September.
• An extended trip could mean lost wages coupled with expenses for gas, lodging and child care (a majority of abortion patients are already parents).
• Those costs...

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