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How abortion funds are faring post-Roe

By Jamie Ducharme

Health Correspondent

After Roe v. Wade was overturned in June, many abortion-rights advocates urged supporters to donate to funds that help people pay for abortions and associated costs.

Six months later, with more than a dozen states enforcing near-total abortion bans, I was curious to see how these funds were faring. After speaking with several from different parts of the country, I learned that donations are way up—but so is demand. In a new reality where almost a third of U.S. women of reproductive age must leave their home state to get an elective abortion (and when inflation is straining everyone’s budgets), abortion funds must help surging numbers of people pay for abortion care and related costs like travel, lodging, and child care.

Oriaku Njoku, executive director at the National Network of Abortion Funds, told me they're optimistic that organizations like theirs will be able to help keep abortion accessible to people across the U.S. But doing so won’t be easy, especially with the threat of more anti-abortion legislation on the horizon and demand for services only ticking up.

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Today's newsletter was written by Jamie Ducharme and edited by Mandy Oaklander.