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Now it's down to the individual States. Need an abortion? Drive to California.

rychco 4y ago
Oh you're from Texas? Better pray nobody finds out you went to California for that abortion & reports you to the morality police for the $10,000 bounty
- voakbasda 4y ago
  Simple solution: don't go back to Texas. Let the exodus from such regressive states begin. Emigration is the ultimate way to vote with your wallet.
  - jeremyashort 4y ago
    That's one strategy, yes. How about joining the migration of blue going IN TO the state to actually change the backward laws?
yakubin 4y ago
How economically accessible is interstate travel in US for average citizens?
- CalRobert 4y ago
  Depends a lot on the situation/distance, but someone who requires an abortion has a decent chance of already being economically vulnerable.
- Clubber 4y ago
  You can take a Greyhound bus from Dallas to California for under $200. https://www.greyhound.com/en-us/bus-from-dallas-to-los-angeles https://www.greyhound.com/en-us/bus-from-dallas-to-los-angel...
  - wahnfrieden 4y ago
    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
  - kar5pt 4y ago
    Note that's $200 each way. So $400. And when I clicked the link, most tickets were showing as $250 - so $500 round trip not including lodging.
- foodforthots 4y ago
  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.
CalRobert 4y ago
Like flying to London.....

Oh you're from Texas? Better pray nobody finds out you went to California for that abortion & reports you to the morality police for the $10,000 bounty

voakbasda 4y ago
Simple solution: don't go back to Texas. Let the exodus from such regressive states begin. Emigration is the ultimate way to vote with your wallet.
- jeremyashort 4y ago
  That's one strategy, yes. How about joining the migration of blue going IN TO the state to actually change the backward laws?

yakubin 4y ago

How economically accessible is interstate travel in US for average citizens?

CalRobert 4y ago
Depends a lot on the situation/distance, but someone who requires an abortion has a decent chance of already being economically vulnerable.
Clubber 4y ago
You can take a Greyhound bus from Dallas to California for under $200. https://www.greyhound.com/en-us/bus-from-dallas-to-los-angeles https://www.greyhound.com/en-us/bus-from-dallas-to-los-angel...
- wahnfrieden 4y ago
  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
- kar5pt 4y ago
  Note that's $200 each way. So $400. And when I clicked the link, most tickets were showing as $250 - so $500 round trip not including lodging.
foodforthots 4y ago
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.

CalRobert 4y ago

Like flying to London.....