The rising toll of Florida's abortion ban

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The rising toll of Florida’s abortion ban
The number of Florida residents who traveled out of state nearly tripled between 2023 and 2024

By Nicole Karlis
Senior Writer
Published May 5, 2026 6:30AM (EDT)


(Salon) Nearly two years ago, Florida’s six-week abortion ban went into effect, forcing most people to travel out of state if they need an abortion. In the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, which overturned the constitutional right to an abortion and essentially made access a state issue, Florida became one of the top three states to see a rise in out-of-state abortions. In other words, it became an unlikely surge state.

The new law made it a penalty to perform or actively participate in an abortion six weeks after gestation, with limited exceptions. Before the new law went into effect, the state allowed for abortions up to 15 weeks of gestation. Not only has the law been severely restrictive to Floridians needing to access abortion care, but it has been devastating to people in the South who live in states that have similarly strict laws.

New data from Guttmacher’s Monthly Abortion Provision Study shows just how dramatically restricting access in Florida has affected reproductive care in the state and throughout the Southeast region, forcing thousands of people to travel long distances for out-of-state care.

“In the nearly two years since Florida’s six-week ban took effect, the number of abortions provided in the state has dropped significantly,” Candace Gibson, director of state policy at the Guttmacher Institute, said in a statement. “However, the need for care has not decreased.” ..................(more)

https://www.salon.com/2026/05/05/the-rising-toll-of-floridas-abortion-ban/

[Phoenix61]

1. I want to see the CPS stats on child abuse cases since

the ban went into effect.

[Irish_Dem]

2. America's persecution of women continues.

[LymphocyteLover]

4. I prefer to call it the "GOP War on Women"

[Irish_Dem]

5. I prefer to call it "Salem Witch Trials 2026."

[LymphocyteLover]

6. As long as people are clear that Republicans are running the trials

[slightlv]

7. I'm afraid if you call it that, they'll take a hint from the even darker side of that statement

[Diamond_Dog]

3. .....

“Research in the U.S. and across the globe has shown that abortion rates don’t drop once abortion access is restricted — but it does make abortion far less safe. In fact, updated data in March found that despite the bans and restrictions, the number of abortions in America have remained the same. But Maddow-Zimet, at Guttmacher Institute, says number of abortions provided nationally in the past few years have “masked serious fluctuations at the state level.”

Where’s the outrage over women dying because of these draconian laws?

[slightlv]

8. You ask a very pertinent question...

Where’s the outrage over women dying because of these draconian laws?

It's lack of a being a screaming point only tells me that the rest of the country (men and women) feel the same way... women are expendable and good for only one thing - being an incubator. Which begs the question, when does giving birth become mandatory? We've had the opposite in China with their one child policy, and they're now paying the price. As is Japan, who didn't have the draconian measures, but still encouraged small families. Now, neither country has a population large enough to support the growing "senior demographic."

I, however, can see the opposite happening in the U.S. Pregnancy and birth become mandatory between certain ages. Must produce one or more children during a certain time frame. No guarantees on how to raise the kids, of course. The most important thing will be to produce the slave labor our trillionaires will need to increase their profit. These xtian nationalists all hold the verse "be fruitful and multiply" in the highest accord.