Cost of traveling out-of-state for an abortion calculator
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MAGA Republican abortion bans force women and girls with little money to have unwanted pregnancies because they cannot afford to travel-out-of-state for care.
"The suppression of abortion rights is yet another transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich — no child of a private equity partner is going to lose her right to choose. The economic assault against women, specifically poor women and their families, cripples opportunity and acceptance. It is wrong and un-American." - Scott Galloway
How much does it cost to travel out of state for an abortion (including travel, lodging, childcare, lost wages)? What is the poverty level in your county and the number of women and girls who are likely to suffer from MAGA forced birth policies? Who are the MAGA reps (Senators, Congressional reps, Governors, State House reps and state senators) behind these abortion bans?
Find out with this StoryMap and calculator.
MAGA Republicans make abortions unaffordable
"Abortion costs are extremely unpredictable. Legal restrictions, gestation windows, travel requirements, medical costs, and insurance coverage vary widely based on individual circumstances.
Abortion funds like Chicago Abortion Fund (CAF) are the only cost-support option for millions, as affordable clinics like Planned Parenthood continue to close in states with strict bans. Insurance doesn't cover most abortion care, and Medicaid coverage varies by state. Usually, almost all of an abortion seeker's costs are out-of-pocket. Funds like CAF can help offset costs, but often can't fully cover thousands of dollars in healthcare and logistical bills.
"The typical abortion seeker is already a mother complicating travel. An abortion seeker might have to find childcare, take time off of work, book travel arrangements, and pay medical costs not covered by insurance. Mandatory waiting periods in some states might mean more nights in a hotel room, more doctor's appointments to pay for, and more days out of office." - Megan Jeyifo, CAF executive director. - Business Insider
MAGA forced birth policies
"Florida is now one of the most restrictive states in the country for abortion rights: The state’s supreme court reversed its own precedents on April 1 and upheld a ban on abortions after six weeks. Women in Florida, as in many states after the reversal of Roe v. Wade, now face harsh limits on their fundamental rights.
What is going on here? It has nothing to do with “life,” as the most staunch advocates of the “pro-life” movement are the first to advocate for cutting the child tax credit, executing criminals, or putting a pregnant woman in danger when a pregnancy becomes a health risk. Many argue that these folks are not obsessed with life, but birth. This also misses the mark — the same groups do not favor economic policies that would encourage people to have children. This is about control or, more specifically, retaking control and power back from women." - Professor Scott Galloway
No exceptions for rape or incest
How Project 2025 Will Ruin Your Life
MAGA Republicans like Leonard Leo are pushing Project 2025, a scheme to overthrow American democracy to install a Christian dictatorship. It's just like Gilead from HandMaid's Tale where women lose all their rights and only exist to produce babies.
"Leonard Leo, the wealthy neo-conservative Catholic puppet master. Leo has funded 60 of over 80 Project 2025 initial advisory groups, including over half the Advisory Board in 2022, using hard-to-track dark money. Leo's world is a tight knit, overlapping network of friends, Christian Right activists, and GOP lawyers at The Heritage Foundation, the Federalist Society, Congress, and, unexpectedly, the Catholic sect Opus Dei. While Project 2025 represents a roadmap for autocracy – a future theocracy - it’s definitely a Leocracy." - Stop The Coup 2025
Hold them accountable
Republican ABORTION BANS force women and girls to travel to another state for care. Had enough of MAGA Christian extremism?
TakeAway: Your taxes pay the salaries of MAGA reps who are stealing your freedoms. Vote for President Biden and Democrats to protect abortion rights, before MAGA reps take away your freedom to vote.
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