About 92,100 patients traveled out of state for abortion care in the first six months of 2023, while 40,600 patients did so in the first half of 2020, according to Guttmacher, a research organization that supports abortion rights.
In South Carolina, the share of patients who traveled into the state to receive abortion services increased from 3% in the first half of 2020 to 42% in the first six months of 2023, the largest increase of any state.
Illinois saw the largest increase in the amount of patients traveling to the state for abortion services, increasing from 13,300 to 18,870.
Other states bordering those with strict abortion limits also saw big increases. That includes Florida, which bans abortion after 15 weeks. Abortion rates have risen sharply there since Roe was overturned as nearby states enacted total or near-total bans.
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