Access Reproductive Justice is getting ready to help more women get safe and legal abortion services in California, as it says it’s projecting about a 3,000% increase after Friday’s Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
As of April, the organization says volunteers have helped fund 18 abortions for women from Texas – this included costs ranging from travel to lodging to abortion services.
“It can be expensive, so there are abortion care procedures even for people here in California that their abortion could be up to $10,000,” said Tricia Gray, volunteer engagement coordinator at Access Reproductive Justice.
But as abortion access is now left up to states, activists are bringing back the issue of health equity, or the lack thereof, in the state of California. Gray said that only 50% of state counties have abortion service providers and people are having to travel far distances within the state to receive that care.