Connecticut law predicts a spike in out-of-state demand if the Supreme Court rescinds Roe. The law expands who can perform in-clinic procedures known as aspiration or aspiration, join just over a dozen other states have similar rules.
Amanda N. Skinner, president and chief executive officer of Planned Parenthood of Southern New England, said in an interview that there is anecdotal evidence that some out-of-state patients are seeking abortions in clinics. Her corporation’s Connecticut, and more anticipated vendors – and upcoming legal battles.
“We need to do everything in our power to make sure they feel as safe as possible in our community and that our healthcare providers feel safe. believes in our ability to provide care to everyone – no matter where they come from,” said Ms. Skinner. “The urgency of this moment is extremely clear.”
The Guttmacher Institute, a research and policy organization that supports abortion rights, predicts that women who want an abortion will have to go much further to find a supplier that can legally do it. For example, an Ohio woman would have to travel 186 miles one way to get a legal abortion if the court overturned Roe’s protections, compared with 19 miles today. Data shows that in limited states like Texas, women have crossed state borders in search of abortion elsewhere.
Abortion Status in the United States
Who gets an abortion in the US? Typical patient most likely already a mother, poor, unmarried, in her late 20s, college, and very early pregnant. Teenagers today have far fewer abortions. Nearly half of all abortions occur during the first six weeks of pregnancy and nearly all during the first trimester.
“The law allows abortion providers to be comforted and confident in providing care,” said Katherine L. Kraschel, executive director of the Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy at Yale Law. their patients and worry less about these frivolous, wary lawsuits. School. She testified in support of Connecticut law. “But it’s equally important that we have enough providers that can provide abortions, as we’ll likely have people seeking abortions from elsewhere.”
In Connecticut, where the right to an abortion is part of state law since 1990, the proposed new law has received bipartisan support. In the House of Representatives, several Republicans joined members of the Democratic majority to pass the bill by an 87-60 vote. After hours of debate on Friday night, state senators voted September 25 to pass the bill.
However, while abortion rights advocates say the Connecticut law could be a blueprint for other states, critics say it violates longstanding rules about legal cooperation between states. state. And in a sign that the abortion issue hasn’t completely broken party lines in Connecticut, more than a dozen Democrats – mostly from the Black and Puerto Rican caucus – voted against. this measure.
