Number of abortions performed in Illinois drops but more out-of-state women sought procedure
She is the executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Missouri and lived closer to a
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More women appear to be traveling from out of state to have an abortion in
Dreith is among the 4,543 women who crossed the state border to terminate a pregnancy in 2016, an increase from the 3,210 abortions provided to out-of-state women reported in the previous year, based on a state report released in December. Overall, abortions in
Since 2010, about 3,000 women a year have come here from out of state to have an abortion. Because of confidentiality laws, the data aren't broken down by home state, nor do they explain why women are traveling for the procedure. In a relatively large number of cases -- 1,176 in 2016 and 2,148 in 2015 -- it's unclear whether the patient was from in state or out of state because that was marked unknown.
But advocates on both sides of the abortion debate speculate that tighter regulations in other Midwest states could be sending more women to
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She attributed the overall drop in abortions to more young people identifying as "pro-life," as well as resources that provide support to women who have unplanned pregnancies and choose to carry to term.
But Troscinski fears the overall number of abortions in
"For or against abortion, purposefully increasing the number of abortions and forcing those who oppose abortion to pay for the increase is appalling," she said.
Those who favor that legislation say it ensures an equal right to medical care regardless of income.
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The state enacted a 72-hour waiting period as well as a ban on the procedure after 20 weeks of gestation in May, though the
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"If lawmakers really want to decrease the need for abortion, they ought to work with family planning experts, like
Lynn, of
Many of these women acted, she said, "because they were unsure of what the future for reproductive health care would be under the Trump-Pence administration."
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