Overview

• The proportion of abortions performed at or after 13 weeks rose from 8% before bans to 17% afterward.
• Average travel time to obtain an abortion jumped from 2.8 hours pre-ban to 11.3 hours post-ban, with 58% of patients requiring overnight stays.
• Mean travel-related expenses increased from $179 before enforcement to $372 after bans took effect.
• About 81% of respondents traveled out of state to secure abortion care, while only 3–11% continued their pregnancies to term.
• The NIH revoked the study’s five-year grant just months into its term, highlighting worries over political influence on reproductive health research.