142,000 Crossed State Lines for an Abortion in 2025 as Ban-State Trips Hit 11.3 Hours

142,000 Crossed State Lines for an Abortion in 2025 as Ban-State Trips Hit 11.3 Hours

How long do women in the US have to travel to get an abortion? New data shows that fewer women crossed state lines for an abortion in 2025 than in either of the two preceding years, but the journey out of a total-ban state has lengthened from 2.8 hours to 11.3. Women who left a state with a total abortion ban between June 2022 and June 2024 travelled an average of 11.3 hours to reach care. Those treated in their own state before the ban took eff…