After the overturning of Roe v. Wade, volunteers are driving patients to states where abortion is legal. ABC News and FiveThirtyEight talked to some of the volunteers in Kentucky, where the future of abortion on the ballot.
In this April 13, 2022, file photo, abortion-rights supporters chant their objections at the Kentucky Capitol, in Frankfort, Ky.Clinics across the U.S. provided 10,000 fewer abortions in the first few months after Roe was overturned, according to data gathered bySweet said she has heard stories from people about their experiences with abortions or pregnancy loss, which she says have kept her going.
In this July 17, 2017, photo, escort volunteers line up outside the EMW Women's Surgical Center in Louisville, Ky., the state's only abortion clinic.For that drive, she said she got up at around 2:30 a.m. that day and was home around 7 p.m. Despite the flux in the status of abortion access in many states, activists say their determination is unwavering.
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