Texas’s abortion rate fell by 60 percent in the month after the state’s abortion ban was enacted, according to data released last weekTexas Health and Human Services Commission.
In August 2021, providers reported that they performed approximately 5,404 induced terminations or abortions for Texas residents. After the ban became effective, providers reported performing approximately 5,404 induced terminations or abortions for Texas residents. on the 1st SeptemberEffectively, it nullifies Roe v. Wade in Texas, providers reported performing only 2,197 abortions that month – about a 60 percent reduction from August’s rate.
September’s rate is also a sharp reduction from the same time the previous year; in September of 2020, providers reported performing 4,511 abortions, or about two times the number of abortions done in September 2021. This is about on par withThese are the findings of researchers in October 2013.
The agency saysIt stated that it would release more data starting in 2021 on a monthly schedule, but the numbers may not be uniform as enforcement of the ban has wavered. The policy was put into effect in September and was overturned by courts. The policy is still in effect. likely to stick aroundIndefinitely for the moment.
Texas’s abortion ban, which was passed by Republican lawmakers last year, is the most restrictive abortion law in effect in the country. The law prohibits abortion after cardiac activity is detected within six weeks of a pregnancy. has no scientific basis and is so early on in the pregancy that most people don’t even know they’re pregnant. The law doesn’t provide exceptions for cases of rape or incest.
The law is particularly cruel because it puts the onus of enforcement on private individuals, rather than the government. Private citizens can sue doctors who violate the law for $10,000 and more. This is basically Sends anti-abortion vigilantesWe are looking for anyone who has helped someone obtain an abortion. This includes abortion providers and Uber drivers.
Abortion providers assert that the law has had a chilling impact on the state’s medical staff. One Texas provider told The Lily, for instance, that he used to perform up to 30 abortions a day – but now that the ban is in place, he only performs two or three abortions a day.
Patients have had to travel to other states to get the procedure. Planned Parenthood centers located in the surrounding states saw an increase of 1,082 percent increase in patients with Texas zip codesSeptember 2021 – Compared to the previous two year.
Because of the ban, providers in Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana have been booked up so residents from Texas have had to travel further to have the procedure performed.
In November, the Guttmacher Institute foundTexans have traveled to Illinois (Ohio, Washington, Maryland, and other states to get abortions. A Tennessee clinic, nearly 1,000 miles away from Texas said it saw twice as many Texas patients in September than it did in 2020.
This is not only a great idea, potentially expensive tripIt can be dangerous for patients and can even prove fatal during a pandemic. People who are currently or recently pregnant are not allowed to attend. a higher risk of getting severe illnessCOVID-19
If the Supreme Court rules against them, such trips could become more common. Roe v. Wade this year, as the Court’s conservative justices seem poised to do. The Guttmacher Institute reports that about 26 states are likely, or certain, to ban abortion. as soon as RoeIt is no longer in force. This means that an average American would need to travel 250 miles round trip in order to reach their nearest abortion provider.
