As southern states ban abortion, thousands of patients head north—to Virginia

As southern states ban abortion, thousands of patients head north—to Virginia

Virginia saw the largest abortion increase in the country last year. When Florida’s six-week abortion ban went into effect last May, advocates warned it would ripple far beyond state lines. Nearly a year later, the numbers show where many of those patients went: Virginia. While Arizona, California, Kansas, and Ohio had substantial increases in abortion patients, Virginia saw the largest increase in clinician-provided abortions of any state last …