Posted on Sep 8, 2023
Here's why Kansas abortions rose 114% in the first half of 2023
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New research estimates Kansas saw one of the most significant increases in abortions in the country, driven by a surge in patients from nearby states.
WICHITA, Kansas — Kansas abortion providers saw an estimated 4,650 more patients than usual in the first half of 2023, signaling a reshaped post-Roe policy landscape that has sent people traveling across state lines in droves.
That’s according to a new study by the Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports abortion rights.
In Kansas, there was a 114% increase in abortions during the first six months of 2023 when compared with 2020 — one of the largest percentage increases in the country.
It’s part of a nationwide trend of significant abortion increases in states close to those that have banned abortion in most cases.
“Kansas is situated within a region that has a cluster of total abortion bans — from Texas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and more,” said Kelly Baden, vice president for public policy at the Guttmacher Institute.
The new numbers align with what the Trust Women clinic in Wichita has been experiencing first-hand, according to communications director Zachary Gingrich-Gaylord. He said between 70% and 75% of the clinic’s patients are now traveling from other states.
WICHITA, Kansas — Kansas abortion providers saw an estimated 4,650 more patients than usual in the first half of 2023, signaling a reshaped post-Roe policy landscape that has sent people traveling across state lines in droves.
That’s according to a new study by the Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports abortion rights.
In Kansas, there was a 114% increase in abortions during the first six months of 2023 when compared with 2020 — one of the largest percentage increases in the country.
It’s part of a nationwide trend of significant abortion increases in states close to those that have banned abortion in most cases.
“Kansas is situated within a region that has a cluster of total abortion bans — from Texas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and more,” said Kelly Baden, vice president for public policy at the Guttmacher Institute.
The new numbers align with what the Trust Women clinic in Wichita has been experiencing first-hand, according to communications director Zachary Gingrich-Gaylord. He said between 70% and 75% of the clinic’s patients are now traveling from other states.
Here's why Kansas abortions rose 114% in the first half of 2023
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Kansas is the only place where planned parenthood is still open for business out of the surrounding states. At planned parenthood, options are reviewed for the best decision. Also provided is birth control and well woman checks which can be expensive without benefits. Even soldiers utilize the clinic because of long deployments and due dates. The pay they get barely covers essential expenses.
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..."Data released last year found the number of Kansans ordering medication from one popular overseas pharmacy doubled in the months after Roe was overturned. One explanation, providers said, could be Kansans’ difficulty in obtaining abortions in their home state due to a shortage of appointments.
The Guttmacher study aligns with numbers reported by the Kansas health department earlier this year. That report found that, in 2022, Kansas saw a 57% rise in abortions compared with the year prior. Two-thirds of patients lived in other states.
The Guttmacher study did not study aggregate national changes in abortion numbers. Previous research has indicated that abortion increases in states that still allow it does not make up for the near-total drop off in abortions in more than a dozen states since the fall of Roe.
A report released earlier this year by the Society of Family Planning — a research group that supports abortion rights — found an average of 5,377 fewer abortions per month occurred through the formal health care system between July and December of 2022 compared to the months immediately before Roe was overturned."
..."Data released last year found the number of Kansans ordering medication from one popular overseas pharmacy doubled in the months after Roe was overturned. One explanation, providers said, could be Kansans’ difficulty in obtaining abortions in their home state due to a shortage of appointments.
The Guttmacher study aligns with numbers reported by the Kansas health department earlier this year. That report found that, in 2022, Kansas saw a 57% rise in abortions compared with the year prior. Two-thirds of patients lived in other states.
The Guttmacher study did not study aggregate national changes in abortion numbers. Previous research has indicated that abortion increases in states that still allow it does not make up for the near-total drop off in abortions in more than a dozen states since the fall of Roe.
A report released earlier this year by the Society of Family Planning — a research group that supports abortion rights — found an average of 5,377 fewer abortions per month occurred through the formal health care system between July and December of 2022 compared to the months immediately before Roe was overturned."
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