Re:Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
by yakubin on Friday June 24, 2022 @10:44AM
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How economically accessible is interstate travel in US for average citizens?
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Re:Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
by foodforthots on Friday June 24, 2022 @10:47AM
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Depends where you live. Best case it’s minutes on the road and a few bucks in gas. Worst case it’s many hours of travel and tens to hundreds of dollars in gas or bus/airline tickets. Most major cities aren’t more than a few hours from the next state over. A few states like Texas are uniquely huge, making travel outside the state more difficult.
Depends a lot on the situation/distance, but someone who requires an abortion has a decent chance of already being economically vulnerable.
You can take a Greyhound bus from Dallas to California for under $200.
https://www.greyhound.com/en-us/bus-from-dallas-to-los-angel...
Re:Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade
by wahnfrieden on Friday June 24, 2022 @12:08PM
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you're forgetting:
- what's the expected cost of leaving work for the trip and recovery (no sick days guaranteed available), and given they work in a state where the reason of their trip would be illegal
- what share of women in these states have free access to their finances / have their finances controlled by their partner
indeed this will mainly impact the poor and powerless