Texans overwhelmingly traveled out-of-state to get abortions after state ban

Re:Texans overwhelmingly traveled out-of-state to get aborti... by fnordsensei on Saturday March 05, 2022 @08:30AM (#30567400)

I just did a quick DuckDuckGo to find some stats, but according to the first page I found, the US is not even in the top ten (the top one being Russia according to the site). The US seems roughly on par with other developed countries. It might be that it seems more common, as it seems to be a more contentious issue in the US than among its peers.

Source: https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/abortion-...

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Re:Texans overwhelmingly traveled out-of-state to get aborti... by kibwen on Saturday March 05, 2022 @08:47AM (#30567539)

Looking at people willing to get abortions shows ordinary rates relative to other developed countries, demonstrating that demand for abortions is inelastic among those willing to consider the option. The problem is that the US also has disproportionately high rates of teen pregnancy:

"Despite considerable declines in recent decades, the U.S. adolescent pregnancy rate, at 57 per 1,000 in 2010, is the highest in the developed world outside the former Soviet Bloc. The next highest rate is in New Zealand (51 in 2010)."

https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/adolescent-pregnancy-a...

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Re:Texans overwhelmingly traveled out-of-state to get aborti... by refurb on Saturday March 05, 2022 @08:45AM (#30567525)

I mean the average is around 15 and the US is 21.

That said, it probably has a lot to do with pregnancy rates. Singapore has a very low rate yet access is pretty wide open. Most of that a legacy due to fear of overpopulation (they had a “stop at 2” policy for quite and while and like China, are now panicking about low birth rates).

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