At least 22 states have banned or restricted abortion.
By Oriana González
Heath Care Reporter
Axios
A total of 22 states have moved to ban or restrict abortion following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and end all federal protections for abortion.
Why it matters: At least 24 U.S. states in total are expected to ban abortions or heavily restrict access to them, according to the Guttmacher Institute, an abortion-rights organization.
- As more bans go into effect, people seeking abortions have been forced to either travel hundreds of miles to another state that allows abortions or order abortion pills that are prescribed online and delivered through the mail.
- However, state lawmakers have already cracked down on abortion medications and may seek to prosecute people who cross state lines to get an abortion.
