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Abortion patients flee to Illinois

Determining who can get an abortion and where has been complicated by medically ambiguous language in state laws

Salon · Sep 16, 2023

Abortion bans are fueling a rise in high-risk patients heading to Illinois hospitals

Illinois hospitals are seeing a surge of out-of-state patients who need abortion care at a hospital due to medical complications. But hospital-based abortions are more costly and harder to arrange.

WEKU · Aug 23, 2023

Abortion bans in other states fuel rise in high-risk patients at Chicago hospitals: ‘Doctors told me the baby could die tomorrow’

Even in states that allow abortion if the life of the mother is in danger, doctors say fear of prosecution is leading many to send high-risk patients to Illinois.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 3, 2023

‘People want me dead’: abortion providers fear violence after Roe overturned

Danger is a daily reality for the health workers, and moments of upheaval raise the risk, expert says

The Guardian - US · Jul 3, 2022

Where is abortion legal? In red states, women navigate a chaotic abortion landscape

ATLANTA — The impact was immediate: the moment the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, Robin Marty, the operations director of the West Alabama Women’s Center in Tuscaloosa, told nurses, desk staff and a doctor on Friday they could no longer provide abortions.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 24, 2022

Assaults against abortion clinics, patients rose 128% in 2021: report

The NAF anticipates that violence will continue to increase in 2022 after a Supreme Court ruling on Roe.

Axios · Jun 24, 2022

'Heightened alert': Abortion providers brace for ruling

Harassment and violence have become common outside abortion clinics over the decades since the 1973 ruling legalizing abortion

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022

Abortion-friendly states prep for more patients if Roe falls

Reproductive rights advocates are planning to open new abortion clinics or expand the capacity of existing ones in states without restrictive abortion laws

The Independent UK · May 19, 2022

Some clinics are bracing for a huge influx of patients if Roe v. Wade is overturned

If abortion bans are enacted, millions would be forced to travel to less restrictive states, and some health providers are warning they may not be able to handle the surge in demand.

WEKU · May 19, 2022

Donations are pouring in for abortion rights organizations

Abortion advocacy groups said they saw their donations grow exponentially after a draft opinion leaked revealing that the U.S. Supreme Court soon intended to reverse its landmark Roe v. Wade decision.

Tribune News Service · May 5, 2022