Over 35,000 women fled Texas to get abortions in 2023

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Tens of thousands of women fled Texas in 2023 to get abortions out of state, data shows. It was the most of any state. Nationally, over 171,000 patients traveled out of state to get care. The state of reproductive and maternal healthcare will only get worse in Texas, one expert said. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Read preview Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. Advertisement They say everything is bigger in Texas. That includes the number of women who had to leave the state to get abortion care, new data shows. In 2023, over 35,000 patients fled Texas to get abortion care in another state, according to data from the Guttmacher Institute, a pro-abortion research and policy organization. Nationwide, over 170,000 patients traveled out of state for abortion care, according to the data, which Guttmacher collected to analyze the impact of the Supreme Court's Dobbs opinion in 2022, which overturned Roe v. Wade.