part of Funding The Frontlines: A Roadmap To Supporting Health Equity Through Abortion Access
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Abortion is provided in 1587 facilities including hospitals, Planned Parenthoods, independent clinics and private doctors offices
Abortion Clinic professionals include physicians, nurses, medical assistants, administrative professionals, and volunteers
Less than 1/4 of the 42,720 OBGYNs nationwide performed abortions in 2019
337 independent clinics make up 21% of all facilities yet performed 58% of all services in 2020
There are 1,700 known providers, including doctors who travel across state lines to provide abortion care in more hostile states
127 independent abortion clinics have closed since 2015
Since 2019 41 independent clinics have closed, 76% of which provided care after the first trimester
38% of women* aged 15-44 lived in one of the 89% of U.S. counties with no clinics providing abortion care.
*Data from U.S. census that uses self-identified gender categories
In 27 U.S. cities with populations greater than 50,000, people have to travel more than 100 miles to access the nearest abortion provider
62% of people seeking abortion care identify as Black, Hispanic, Asian, or Pacific Islanders
Three-quarters (¾) of abortion patients were low income
People denied abortions are less likely to be employed full time, more likely to receive public assistance
It also quadrupled the odds that the parent and child will live below the federal poverty line
57% of clinics reported an anticipated financial loss of at least $25,000/month due to Covid-19
Local community access providers are often an afterthought – the top 20 recipients
for reproductive rights funding are national groups
Only 22 of the 113 clinics in the Abortion Care Network are registered nonprofits. Together, they received $15 million from philanthropy (2015-2018) or less than $200,000/year each.
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